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Nature 434, 1077-1080 (28 April 2005) | doi:10.1038/4341077a; Published online 27 April 2005
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Scientist / Sr. Scientist - Biopharmaceutics
- Syngene International
- Bangalore, Karnataka 560099 India
Assistant Professor
- University of Texas
- Austin TX United States
Technology: Warm fusion
Michael J. Saltmarsh1
Abstract
A device that could fit in your lab-coat pocket uses nuclear fusion, and just a little heat, to produce neutrons. The advantages in simplicity and portability over conventional neutron generators could be considerable.
On page 1115 of this issue, Naranjo, Gimzewski and Putterman1 report the successful demonstration of an intriguingly simple neutron generator that produces neutrons possessing an energy of 2.5 mega-electronvolts (MeV) from reactions involving the fusion of two nuclei of deuterium.
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Michael J. Saltmarsh is mostly retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
37831-6368, USA.
Email: msaltmarsh@aol.com
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Observation of nuclear fusion driven by a pyroelectric crystalNature Letters to Editor (28 Apr 2005)
