For the Record
By Brian Naranjo & Seth Putterman
IEEE Spectrum

June 30, 2006

"'Bubble Fusion Research Under Scrutiny' [News, May] contains incorrect and misleading criticisms of our work. Contrary to Rusi P. Taleyarkhan's claim that Brian Naranjo, in his analysis of Taleyarkhan's data, 'did not model the right experiment,' Naranjo's calculations do include the various sources of neutron scattering cited by Taleyarkhan. For Naranjo's complete analysis, see http://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0603060.

Furthermore, about the bubble fusion Pyrex flask design, the article quotes Richard Lahey as saying that he has 'offered to send actual design drawings so that others can build it and use it,' and that our group was using a design 'that was doomed to failure.' The fact is that the Pyrex acoustic resonator currently in use at UCLA was built according to blueprints provided by Taleyarkhan's group.

It is regrettable that no attempt was made to contact us while reporting this article."

Brian Naranjo
Seth Putterman
Los Angeles

The writers are in the physics department at UCLA.

The editor responds: We regret not contacting the writers."

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