ABSTRACTA key element of recent assertions of "cold fusion" has been the claim that electrochemical loading of deuterium into Pd electrodes can produce D:Pd levels exceeding 1:1. Using external beam nuclear reaction analysis of Pd foil electrodes in operating electrochemical cells, we have directly monitored deuterium content in-situ. No conditions were found which resulted in loadings higher than ∼0.9.
This study presents an alternative method to determine isotope ratios using a medium energy accelerator and simultaneously measuring the charged particles and gamma-rays produced in a nuclear reaction.
In-Situ Ion Beam Measurements of Deuterium Loading in Thin Foil Electrochemical Cells