CFRL English News No.3 (August 10,
1999)
Cold Fusion
Research Laboratory Prof. Hideo Kozima
This is CFRL News
(in English) No.3 translated from Japanese version published for friend
researchers of Cold Fusion Research Laboratory directed by Dr. H. Kozima..
In this issue, there are following items.
1) About my recent
paper submitted to Fusion Technol.,
2) An essay by
J.O’M. Bockris written for the 2nd edition of my book “Discovery”,
3) A Russian patent
for the work by S. Tsvetkov,
4) Two papers
accepted by Intern. J. Hydrogen Energy,
5) About a paper
appeared in Proc. RCCFNT5.
1) A new paper has been submitted to Fusion
Technology:
H. Kozima, “Neutron Drop; Condensation of Neutrons in Metal Hydrides
and Deuterides”
In this paper, I
have given an explanation of the reason why the cold fusion phenomenon (CFP)
occurs in hydride or deuteride of metals with some undetermined
characteristics.
It is well known
that the TNCF model with a single adjustable parameter has been successful in
explanation of CFP as a whole. It has, however, its limitation imposed by the
nature of a model assuming a priori
Presumptions not explained by principles of physics. The most important point
is why CFP occurs only in hydrides and deuterides, or in the words of the TNCF
model why neutron is trapped and works to induce CFP in them.
In 1998, J.C.
Fisher explained qualitatively the mass spectrum of new elements in NT_{F}
observed by Miley et al. by the liquid drop model of nucleus assuming
Polyneutron and Exotic nuclei (Fusion
Technol. 34, 66, 1998). As was
shown in our previous paper (Fusion
Technol. 36, 337 (1999)), there
occurs local coherence of neutron Bloch wave in the surface layer and it is
possible to form the neutron drop n_{A-Z}p_{Z} composed of A-Z neutrons and Z
protons with large excess of neutron. In the new paper, I have shown possible
formation of the neutron drop conditioned by balance of condensation and
evaporation of neutrons at a seed with some protons.
Now, it is possible
to say that the grand plan of a theory for the cold fusion phenomenon (CFP)
based on the TNCF model is completed by this work.
2) An Essay on the CFP by J.O’M. Bockris written for the 2nd
Edition of “Discovery”
Dr. J.O’M. Bockris wrote kindly an essay
“Cold Fusion 1999” by John O’M. Bockris
for the second edition of my book “Discovery”
to be published this year. The essay will be revised to match delayed
publication but some sentences expressing his credo to CFP is valuable to read.
(Note added in
translation: The new edition of the book will be published by August, 2000.)
3) A news from Russia about a CF patent by Sergey Tsvetkov.
Dr.
S. Tsvetkov wrote me a letter reporting his patent issued in Russia as follows:
“Dear Prof. H. Kozima!
I have received the
positive decision on distribution to me of the patent of Russian Federation: a
Method of nuclear fusion and device of its realization. A priority from
10.12.97.
Sergey”.
In US, many patents
have been issued to J. Patterson (cf.
Cold Fusion Vols. 16 - 28) and in Russia a new patent is
issued to S. Tsvetkov. Please take contact with him if you are interested in
development of CF technique.
4) Two papers submitted to International
Journal of Hydrogen Energy were accepted for publication:
H. Kozima, K. Yoshimoto and K. Arai, "First Reliable Tritium
Data by Packham et al. analyzed by TNCF Model",
and
H. Kozima, K. Arai and K. Yoshimoto, "Tritium and 4He
Data by Chien et al. confirmed the Cold Fusion Phenomenon".
The first paper
treats the work by Packham et al. noticed before in the News No.2. In the
scandalous book by G. Taubes, this work is treated with dubious eyes in a
context of deterioration of works in Texas A&M University. However, it is
also shown in this book that critiques and also serious researchers are bound
to d-d reactions as origin of CFP. The same is to Fleischmann himself who wrote
his philosophy in a recent paper presented at ICCF7: ”Cold Fusion: Past,
Present and Future”
5) On our paper presented at RCCFNT5
Our paper presented at Fifth Russian
Conference for Cold Fusion and Nuclear Transmutation held in Sochi, September
1997 was published in its Proceedings.
H. Kozima, M. Ohta, K. Yoshimoto, K. Arai, M. Fujii, H. Kudoh and K.
Kaki, "The Physical Processes in the Cold Fusion Phenomenon" Proc. 5th Russian Conf. on Cold Fusion and
Nuclear Transmutation (Proc. RCCFNT5)(Sept.
29 - Oct. 3, 1997, Sochi, Russia), 188 (1998).
A copy of The
Proceedings was sent to me. Co-authors of this paper who want a copy of this
paper can ask Dr. K. Kaki of Shizuoka University for its photocopy(e-mail address:
spkkaki@ipc.shizuoka.ac.jp)