Matches Between Polyneutron Theory And Experiment
John C. Fisher
27 November 2007
A. Predictions of previously unknown and subsequently verified phenomena:
1. Energetic charged particles in an active electrolyte.
Prediction: Private communication to R. A. Oriani.
Confirmation: R. A. Oriani and J. C. Fisher, “Detection of energetic charged particles during electrolysis”, Proc. 10 th Intl. Conf. Cold Fusion, Cambridge MA, 577 (2003).
Comment: Fully confirmed.
2. Energetic particles in the vapor over an electrolyte.
Prediction: Private communication to R. A. Oriani.
Confirmation: R. A. Oriani and J. C. Fisher, “Energetic particle shower in the vapor from electrolysis”, Proc. 11 th Intl. Conf. Cold Fusion, Marseilles, France, 281 (2004).
Comment: Fully confirmed. A shower of 150,000 alpha particles with energies about 2 MeV.
3. Energetic particles in the air outside an electrolysis cell.
Prediction: Private communication to R. A. Oriani.
Confirmation: R. A. Oriani and J. C. Fisher, “Nuclear reactions produced in an operating electrolysis Cell”, Proc. 11 th Intl. Conf. Cold Fusion, Marseilles, France, 295 (2004).
Comment: Fully confirmed.
4. Transmutation of 138Ba into 144Nd.
Prediction: J. C. Fisher, “Outline of polyneutron theory”, 8 th International Workshop on Anomalies in Hydrogen/Deuterium Loaded Metals, Sicily, Italy, (2007). See: http://www.iscmns.org/catania07/program.htm (PDF of the Sunday 10:30 paper).
Confirmation: Y. Iwamura, T. Itoh, M. Sakano, N. Yamazaki, S. Kuribayashi, Y. Terada, T. Ishikawa and J. Kasagi, “Observation of nuclear transmutation reactions induced by D 2 gas permeation in Pd complexes”, Proc 11 th Intl. Conf. Cold Fusion, Marseilles, France, 339 (2004).
Comment: Confirmation probable. See Figure 4(a) of the Iwamura reference. An expanded copy of this XPS spectrum was handed out at the conference. A small signal for Nd is evident. The authors did not mention this signal.
5. Transmutation of 137Ba into 136Xe.
Prediction: J. C. Fisher, “Outline of polyneutron theory”, 8 th International Workshop on Anomalies in Hydrogen/Deuterium Loaded Metals, Sicily, Italy, (2007). See: http://www.iscmns.org/catania07/program.htm (PDF of the Sunday 10:30 paper).
Confirmation: Y. Iwamura, T. Itoh, M. Sakano, N. Yamazaki, S. Kuribayashi, Y. Terada, T. Ishikawa and J. Kasagi, “Observation of nuclear transmutation reactions induced by D 2 gas permeation in Pd complexes”, Proc 11 th Intl. Conf. Cold Fusion, Marseilles, France, 339 (2004).
Comment: Confirmation probable. See Figure 4(a) of the Iwamura reference. An expanded copy of this XPS spectrum was handed out at the conference. A small signal for Xe is evident. The authors did not mention this signal.
6. Transmutation of 137Ba into 138Ba.
Prediction: J. C. Fisher, “Outline of polyneutron theory”, 8 th International Workshop on Anomalies in Hydrogen/Deuterium Loaded Metals, Sicily, Italy, (2007). See: http://www.iscmns.org/catania07/program.htm (PDF of the Sunday 10:30 paper).
Confirmation: Y. Iwamura, T. Itoh, M. Sakano, N. Yamazaki, S. Kuribayashi, Y. Terada, T. Ishikawa and J. Kasagi, “Observation of nuclear transmutation reactions induced by D 2 gas permeation in Pd complexes”, Proc 11 th Intl. Conf. Cold Fusion, Marseilles, France, 339 (2004).
Comment: Confirmation probable. See Figure 7 of the Iwamura reference. 137Ba in natural Ba does not transmute to mass 149. Enriched 137Ba does lead to a signal at mass 149. This is carbon impurity that forms 137Ba 12C. The signal at mass 150 is largely 138Ba 12C confirming the predicted transmutation. The authors were not sure how to interpret this signal.
B. Theoretical explanations of previously known phenomena:
Except where noted all explanations can be found in:
J. C. Fisher, “Outline of polyneutron theory”, 8 th International Workshop on Anomalies in Hydrogen/Deuterium Loaded Metals, Sicily, Italy, (2007). See: http://www.iscmns.org/catania07/program.htm
(PDF of the Sunday 10:30 paper).
1.Production of 4He.
Explanation: Polyneutron decay product; two beta decays followed byalpha decay.
2.Production of 3H.
Explanation: Transfer of two neutrons from polyneutron to 1H.
3. Production of energetic protons.
Explanation: Transfer of one neutron from 2H to polyneutron.
4. Absence of neutrons.
Explanation: Correlation barrier (see text of theory).
5. 2 MeV energy of alpha particles in showers.
Explanation: Decay of polyneutron bound to 16O.
6.Ratio of energy to 4He production in deuterated Pd.
Explanation: Sequential addition of four neutrons to a polyneutron, followed by two beta decays and alpha decay.
7. Transmutation of 133Cs into 141Pr.
Explanation: Transfer of neutron pairs followed by catalyzed beta decay.
8. Transmutation of 138Ba into 150Sm.
Explanation: Transfer of neutron pairs followed by catalyzed beta decay.
9. Transmutation of Pd into Ti.
Explanation: Polyneutron-catalyzed fission.
Reference: J. C. Fisher, “Palladium fission triggered by polyneutrons”,
J. Condensed Matter Nucl. Sci. 1, 6 (2007). (www.iscmns.org/CMNS/JCMNS-Vol1.pdf)
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