Energy spectra and fluence of the neutrons produced in deformed space-time conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (28) ◽  
pp. 1650346
Author(s):  
F. Cardone ◽  
A. Rosada

In this work, spectra of energy and fluence of neutrons produced in the conditions of deformed space-time (DST), due to the violation of the local Lorentz invariance (LLI) in the nuclear interactions are shown for the first time. DST-neutrons are produced by a mechanical process in which AISI 304 steel bars undergo a sonication using ultrasounds with 20 kHz and 330 W. The energy spectrum of the DST-neutrons has been investigated both at low (less than 0.4 MeV) and at high (up to 4 MeV) energy. We could conclude that the DST-neutrons have different spectra for different energy intervals. It is therefore possible to hypothesize that the DST-neutrons production presents peculiar features not only with respect to the time (asynchrony) and space (asymmetry) but also in the neutron energy spectra.

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550239
Author(s):  
F. Cardone ◽  
G. Albertini ◽  
D. Bassani ◽  
G. Cherubini ◽  
E. Guerriero ◽  
...  

The conditions of local Lorentz invariance (LLI) breakdown, obtained during neutron emission from a sonicated cylindrical bar of AISI 304 steel, were reproduced in a system made of a mole of mercury. After 3 min, a part of the liquid transformed into solid state material, in which isotopes were found with both higher and lower atomic mass with respect to the starting material. Changes in the atomic weight without production of gamma radiation and radionuclides are made possible by deformed space–time reactions.


2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (23) ◽  
pp. 1750168 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Cardone ◽  
G. Albertini ◽  
D. Bassani ◽  
G. Cherubini ◽  
E. Guerriero ◽  
...  

A mole of Mercury was suitably treated by ultrasound in order to generate in it the same conditions of local Lorentz invariance violation that were generated in a sonicated cylindrical bar of AISI 304 steel and that are the cause of neutron emission during the sonication. After 3 min, part of the mercury turned into a solid material which turned out to contain isotopes having a different mass (higher and lower) with respect to the isotopes already present in the initial material (mercury). These transformations in the atomic weight without gamma production above the background are brought about during Deformed Space–Time reactions. We present the results of the analyses performed on samples taken from the transformation product. The analyses have been done in two groups, the first one using five different analytical techniques: ICP-OES, XRF, ESEM-EDS, ICP-MS, INAA. In the second group of analyses, we used only two techniques: INAA and ICP-MS. The second group of analyses confirmed the occurring of the transformations in mercury.


2015 ◽  
Vol 130 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Cardone ◽  
G. Cherubini ◽  
M. Lammardo ◽  
R. Mignani ◽  
A. Petrucci ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Murilo Pereira Lopes ◽  
Jose Rubens Gonçalves Carneiro ◽  
Gilmar Cordeiro da Silva ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Santos ◽  
Ítalo Bruno dos Santos

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 668
Author(s):  
Gustavo Pinto ◽  
Andresa Baptista ◽  
Francisco Silva ◽  
Jacobo Porteiro ◽  
José Míguez ◽  
...  

Micro-abrasion remains a test configuration hugely used, mainly for thin coatings. Several studies have been carried out investigating the parameters around this configuration. Recently, a new study was launched studying the behavior of different ball materials in abrasive particles’ dynamics in the contact area. This study intends to extend that study, investigating new ball materials never used so far in this test configuration. Thus, commercial balls of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 52100 steel, Stainless Steel (SS) (AISI) 304 steel and Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) were used under different test conditions and abrasive particles, using always the same coating for reference. Craters generated on the coated samples’ surface and tracks on the balls’ surface were carefully observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and 3D microscopy in order to understand the abrasive particles’ dynamics. As a softer material, more abrasive particles were entrapped on the PTFE ball’s surface, generating grooving wear on the samples. SS AISI 304 balls, being softer than the abrasive particles (diamond), also allowed particle entrapment, originating from grooving wear. AISI 52100 steel balls presented particle dynamics that are already known. Thus, this study extends the knowledge already existing, allowing to better select the ball material to be used in ball-cratering tests.


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (supp01) ◽  
pp. 1850139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen Chin Ong

Torsion-based modified theories of gravity, such as [Formula: see text] gravity, are arguably one of the very few “true” modified gravities based on well-defined geometric structures. However, the original formulation explicitly works in a specific choice of frame, which has led to considerable amount of confusion in the literature about these theories breaking local Lorentz invariance. Pathological properties such as superluminal propagation and the lack of well-posedness of Cauchy problem were found to plague [Formula: see text] gravity. Recent effort to “covariantize” [Formula: see text] gravity has, however, renewed interests in this subject. In this proceeding paper, we review and discuss issues concerning the actual number of degrees of freedom in [Formula: see text] gravity, and how this might relate to the aforementioned pathologies.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 3137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Duda ◽  
Joanna Pach ◽  
Grzegorz Lesiuk

This paper contains experimental results of mechanical testing of the AISI 304 steel with composite coatings. The main goal was to investigate the impact of the applied polyurea composite coating on selected mechanical properties: Adhesion, impact resistance, static behavior, and, finally, fatigue lifetime of notched specimens. In the paper the following configurations of coatings were tested: EP (epoxy resin), EP_GF (epoxy resin + glass fabric), EP_GF_HF (epoxy resin + glass fabric hemp fiber), EP_PUA (epoxy resin + polyurea) resin, EP_GF_PUA (epoxy resin + glass fabric + polyurea) resin, and EP_GF_HF_PUA (epoxy resin + glass fabric + hemp fiber + polyurea) resin. The highest value of force required to break adhesive bonds was observed for the EP_PUA coating, the smallest for the single EP coating. A tendency of polyurea to increase the adhesion of the coating to the base was noticed. The largest area of delamination during the impact test was observed for the EP_GF_HF coating and the smallest for the EP-coated sample. In all tested samples, observed delamination damage during the pull-off test was located between the coating and the metallic base of the sample.


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