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P.A. Mosier-Boss

Global Aerospace (United States)

J. J. Smith

University of Kansas

Frank E. Gordon

Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific

R. D. Boss

NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Camelia Gabriel

Gabriel Entertainment (United States)

Frank J. Gordon

Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific

Robert Nowak

TU Dortmund University

C. E. Young

Argonne National Laboratory

M. H. Miles

University of La Verne

Charles E. Young

Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific

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The Pd/ n H system: Transport processes and development of thermal instabilities

Il Nuovo Cimento A (1999)

P.A. Mosier-Boss S. Szpak

Interphase

10.1007/bf03035869

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Calorimetry of the Pd + D Codeposition

Fusion Technology (1999)

S. Szpak P.A. Mosier-Boss M. H. Miles

Thermal activities associated with electrochemical compression of deuterium produced on electrodes prepared by Pd + D codeposition are discussed. Three cases are considered: activities during and shortly after commencement of current flow, those observed during runs of several days duration, and surface temperature distribution recorded by infrared scanning. Experimental results show excellent reproducibility, high-power outputs, and the development of thermal instabilities resulting in the formation of local hot spots.

10.13182/fst99-a105

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On the behavior of the cathodically polarized system: Search for emanating radiation

Physics Letters A (1996)

S. Szpak P.A. Mosier-Boss J. J. Smith

10.1016/0375-9601(95)00915-9

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Deuterium uptake during PdD codeposition

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (1994)

S. Szpak P.A. Mosier-Boss J. J. Smith

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10.1016/0022-0728(94)87130-2

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Anomalous Behavior of the Pd/D System.

S. Szpak P.A. Mosier-Boss

Abstract : In a news conference on 23 March 1989, Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons announced that nuclear events could be initiated by the electrochemical compression of deuterium into a palladium lattice. When researchers around the world tried to reproduce the effects described by Pons and Fleischmann in their laboratories, the results were mixed. The nature of the announcement and the Irreproducibility of the effect divided the scientific community into believers and skeptics, indicating religious fervor rather than scientific reasoning. Shortly after the Fleischmann-Pons announcement, a program at NRaD investigated anomalous effects in the Pd/D system. The NRaD program investigated the Pd/D system using standard electrochemical techniques to determine conditions for achieving high Pd/D loadings. Metallurgical aspects of the Pd/D system and the effect of additives were also examined. Tritium content in the gas/liquid phases and radiation emissions were monitored during electrolysis. This report summarizes the investigation results.

10.21236/ada298973

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Electrochemical charging of Pd rods

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (1991)

S. Szpak Camelia Gabriel J. J. Smith Robert Nowak

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10.1016/0022-0728(91)87019-z

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On the Release of from Cathodically Polarized Palladium Electrodes

Fusion Technology (1998)

S. Szpak P.A. Mosier-Boss

Release paths for tritium produced during electrochemical compression of deuterium in a Pd lattice are examined. Arguments in support of the reversal of diffusion caused by gas evolution on the electrode surface are presented.

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10.13182/fst98-a71

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Further evidence of nuclear reactions in the Pd/D lattice: emission of charged particles

The Science of Nature (2007)

S. Szpak P.A. Mosier-Boss Frank E. Gordon

Nuclear transmutation

10.1007/s00114-007-0221-7

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On the Behavior of the Pd/D System: Evidence for Tritium Production

Fusion Technology (1998)

S. Szpak P.A. Mosier-Boss R. D. Boss Jerry J. Smith

Evidence for tritium production in the Pd/D system under cathodic polarization is presented. A comparison of the observed distribution and that calculated, based on the conservation of mass, leads to the conclusion that tritium is produced sporadically at an estimated rate of ~103 to 104 atom/s. The results of several runs are interpreted by employing the concept of an electrode/electrolyte interphase and the accepted kinetics of hydrogen evolution. Burstlike events followed by longer periods of inactivity yield poor reproducibility when distributions are averaged over the total time of electrolysis.

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10.13182/fst98-a14

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Charging of the Pd/nH system: Role of the interphase

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (1992)

S. Szpak P.A. Mosier-Boss S.R. Scharber J. J. Smith

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10.1016/0022-0728(92)80534-b

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