Evidence for neutron production in deuterium gas with a pyroelectric crystal without tip

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Tornow, W ^a,b   Shafroth, S M ^c   Brownridge, J D ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRIANGLE UNIVERSITIES NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; HELIUM; NEUTRONS; POWDERS; PYROELECTRICITY;

DEUTERIUM GAS; EXPERIMENTAL SET UPS; ION ACCELERATORS; NEUTRON PRODUCTION;

DEUTERIUM;

EID: 49749141689     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2963190     Document Type: Article

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