Xing Zhong Li's Response to
Nov. 26, 2007 Survey

Question: "Can any of you point to any experiment that shows a match for your theory? If so, can you please provide me with the related papers and identify the specific experiments for me?"

Professor Li, Xing Zhong
Department of Physics, Tsinghua University
Theoretical-Experimental Matches
In response to your e-mail, I briefly summarize as follows:

Theoretical model:

  • Selective resonant tunneling model was proposed in 1995 [1,2] in order to explain the Huizenga’s three puzzles: How is the Coulomb barrier penetrated? Why is there no commensurate neutron emission? Why is there no strong Gamma radiation?
  • Selective resonant tunneling model predicted a long life-time resonance of D-D state in crystal lattice: Life-time ~ Flight-time/(Gamow factor)^1/2. Gamow factor is a very small number.

Verification-1:

  • This long life-time implied the possibility of having 3-deuteron fusion reactions in low energy beam-target experiments.
  • Professor Takahashi confirmed the 3-deuteron fusion reactions in 1997 [3]. Indeed Professor Kasagi first discovered 3-deuteron fusion reaction in 1993 [4].

Verification-2:

  • Tritium is the product of 3-deuteron fusion reaction.
  • Recently, Dr. T. Claytor of Los Alamos Lab. successfully produced tritium in glow-discharge tube [5] with pure deuterium gas.

Prediction-1:

  • Dr. T. Claytor has been able to run his glow-discharge tube for several weeks. This implies the possibility of detecting neutrino in the future. [6]

References:

  • Li, X.Z., Proceedings of ICCF-5, April 9-13, 1995, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, p.285.
  • Li, X.Z., Journal of New Energy 1996, Vol.1, No.4, 44-54.
  • Takahashi, A. et al., Fusion Tech., 1998 , 34, 256.
  • Kasagi, J. et al., J. Phys. Soc. Japan, 1995, 64 (3), 778.
  • Private communications (2007).
  • Li, X.Z. et al., International Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science, 1, 11 (2007)

* Ref. [1] &[2] has been developed further in:

1. Xing Z. Li, Jian Tian , Ming Y. Mei and Chong X. Li, “Sub-barrier Fusion and Selective Resonant Tunneling,” Phys. Rev. ,C 61, 024610 (2000)

2. Xing Z. Li, Bin Liu, Si Chen, Qing Ming Wei, and Heinrich Hora, “Fusion cross-sections for inertial fusion energy,” Laser and Particle Beam, 22,469 (2004)