Anomalous Nuclear Reaction in Earth’s Interior:a New Field in Physics Science?

Tritium （3^H） in excess of the atmospheric values was found at volcanic Lakes Pavin （France）, Laacher （Germany） and Nemrut （Turkey）, as well as Kilauea Volcano at Hawaii （USA） and other volcanoes. Because 3^H has a short half-life of 12.3 years, the tritium and the resulting 3^He must have formed recently in the Earth. The result suggests that nuclear reactions may generate a significant amount of tritium in the interior of the Earth, although we have not yet learned what the reaction mechanism may be responsible. The nuclear reaction that can be responsible for tritium production in the Earth is probably a new research field in physics science. Nuclear reactions that generate tritium might be a source of ＂missing＂ energy （heat） in the interior of the Earth. Finding in-situ 3^H in the mantle may exhibit an alternative explanation of 3^He origin in the deep Earth.

Measurement of anomalous nuclear reaction in deuterium-loaded metal

This paper reports on an experiment for testing natural nuclear fusion at low temperature searching for evidence of the origin of 3He from natural nuclear fusion in deep Earth. The experiment was carried out using deuterium-loaded titanium foil samples and powder sample. Detection of charged particle was carried out using a low-level charged particle spectrometer. An A1 foil was used as an energy absorber for identification of charged particle. Although the counting rate is very low in the experiment, the emission of energetic particle from the sample is observed and the particle is identified as a proton having energy about 2.8 MeV after exiting the titanium sample. This work provides a positive result for the emission of charged particle in the deuterium-loaded titanium foil samples at low temperature, but a negative result for the deuterium-loaded titanium powder sample. The average reaction yield is deduced to be （0.46±0.08） protons/h for the foil samples. With the suggestion that the proton originates from d-d reaction, we calculate the reaction rate for d-d reaction, and the obtained result is 1.4×10^-24 fusion/d-d.sec. The negative result of the deuterium-loaded titanium powder sample suggests that the reaction yield might be correlated with the density or microscopic variables of deuterium-loaded titanium materials. The negative result also indicates that d-d reaction catalysed by μ-meson from cosmic ray can be excluded in the samples in this experiment.

Strong screening effects on resonant nuclear reaction ^(23)Mg(p,γ) ^(24)Al in the surface of magnetars

Based on the theory of relativistic superstrong magnetic fields （SMFs）, by using the method of Thomas-Fermi-Dirac approximations, we investigate the problem of strong electron screening （SES） in SMFs and the influence of SES on the nuclear reaction of 23Mg （p, Y）24A1. Our calculations show that the nuclear reaction will be markedly effected by the SES in SMFs in the surface of magnetars. Our calculated screening rates can increase two orders of magnitude due to SES in SMFs.

Study of nuclear reaction method for the determination of protein content in wheat seeds

A 13.4 MeV deuteron beam from the 1.2 meter cyclotron of Sichuan University was used to determine theprotein content in wheat seeds on the basis of (d,p) reactions. The influence of the variation of the water content inseeds has been investigated.

Dynamical Behavior of Core ^3He Nuclear Reaction-Diffusion Systems and Sun＇s Gravitational Field

The coupling of the sun's gravitational field with processes of diffusion and convection exerts a significant influence on the dynamical behavior of the core 3He nuclear reaction-diffusion system. Stability analyses of the system are made in this paper by using the theory of nonequilibrium dynamics. It is showed that, in the nuclear reaction regions extending from the center to about 0.38 times of the radius of the sun, the gravitational field enables the core 3He nuclear reaction-diffusion system to become unstable and, after the instability, new states to appear in the system have characteristic of time oscillation. This may change the production rates of both 7Be and 8B neutrinos.

Study of the deuterated titanium Ti^2H_x sample by using nuclear reaction analysis and material analysis methods

Titanium is one of the best hydrogen loading material. The pre dieted maximum loading ratio of hydrogen in titanium may reach to 2.0. In this work, a titanium layer on molybdenum substrate was deuterated with the atomic: ratio X =2H/Ti≥1.6. The change of the surface topography and rnicrostructurc of the sample before and after loading was observed by using Scan Electron Microscopy (SEM). The surface segregation of the samples after deutcron bombardment was also observed. A fluctuatingly-incrcasing trend of the deutcriuin density in titanium target was detected in the deuteron implantation experiments. which indicated a suddenly explosion (segregation) or fast diffusion of deuterium in the titanium. Significant amount of nitrogen contamination was found in thc Ti2Hx sample by nuclear reaction analysis (NRA), which indicated that the Ti2Hx structure might have the feature to trap nitrogen from air. The nitrogen contamination in Ti2Hx significantly affects the increase of the atomic ratio X

Sigma Meson Production in Nuclear Reactions

The sigma meson production in p + ^(12)C and p + ^(40)Ca reactions at the incident energy E_p=1.5 GeV isinvestigated within the Quantum Molecular Dynamics model.The simulation results indicate a distinctive A dependenceof the sigma production,that is,the increase of A is followed by an increase of the production cross sections.We findthat the σ meson production in proton-induced reactions is strongly medium-dependent,and the produced σ mesonsdecaying in a denser medium experience a stronger mass shift towards lower masses.This mass shift is an experimentallyaccessible observable in the final state pion pairs,which do not suffer from reabsorption by the surrounding nucleons.It is pointed out that the ratio of measured sigma cross sections as a function of the sigma invariant-mass from variousreactions is a good probe to explore the existence of the a meson in a dense nuclear environment.

New Exotic Models of Cold Nuclear Reactions and the Creation of the World

The work has the characters of a philosophical note, in which a new exotic version of the atom structure is discussed. According to this, the atomic nucleus consists of “normal” and “special” neutrons. Electrons are internal part of both types of neutron. Electrons can leave “normal” neutrons of the nucleus and return back with a certain probability. These processes lead to the appearance of protons in the nucleus and form the electron orbits of the atom. At the same time, it is possible that the Coulomb’s barriers of atoms and nucleus disappear at some point in time and cold nuclear reactions pass through. This assumption leads to a new exotic model of the Universe structure, namely, the existence of neutron ether, consisting of special neutrons that do not emit their own electrons. In this ethereal ocean of special neutrons, periodically provoked disturbances arise. After that, it creates pockets, clusters of our normal neutrons inherent in our world, which can already emit electrons and, consequently, create atoms. The ether gets sick from time to time. However, as a result of this disease, stars arise. Some possible stages in the creation of our world are also discussed in this paper.

Resonant nuclear reaction 23Mg(p,γ) 24Al in strongly screening magnetized neutron star crust

Based on the relativistic theory of superstrong magnetic fields（SMF）, by using three models those of Lai（LD）, Fushiki（FGP）, and our own（LJ）, we investigate the influence of SMFs due to strong electron screening（SES） on the nuclear reaction 23Mg（p,γ） 24Al in magnetars. In a relatively low density environment（e.g., ρ7 〈0.01）and 1 〈 B12 〈 102, our screening rates are in good agreement with those of LD and FGP. However, in relatively high magnetic fields（e.g., B12 〉102）, our reaction rates can be 1.58 times and about three orders of magnitude larger than those of FGP and LD, respectively（B12, ρ7 are in units of 1012G, 107 g cm-3）. The significant increase of strong screening rate can imply that more 23Mg will escape from the Ne-Na cycle due to SES in a SMF. As a consequence,the next reaction, 24Al（＋β, ν） 24Mg, will produce more 24Mg to participate in the Mg-Al cycle. Thus, it may lead to synthesis of a large amount of A〉20 nuclides in magnetars.

Explanation of Cold Nuclear Fusion and Biotransmutations

Low energy nuclear reactions are possible in condensed matter because of image forces. They result from induced charges at the surface of metals or very polarizable media. The height and width of the Coulomb barrier in free space can thus be reduced. Nuclear fusion requires also the formation of a compound nucleus in one of its excited states, but two deuterons yield an α particle that has 2 excited states. They are respectively accessible at high or low energies. Since the reduction of the Coulomb barrier depends on the local curvature of the interface, cold fusion becomes autocatalytic, but heat production is controllable. Even microbes, plants and animals can produce transmutations. They are also due to image forces. This solves a basic problem in nuclear physics and there are possible applications: facilitated synthesis of superheavy elements and development of a new type of energy sources. They are moderate, but safe.

Fusion hindrance in the neck evolution of symmetric nuclear reactions

Fusion hindrance in the radial degree of freedom for massive nuclear reactions is known for a long time. However the present work shows that the fusion hindrance also exists in the neck evolution. We calculate the potential at different distances and different neck parameters by the two-center liquid drop model and then check whether fusion hindrance exists in the neck evolution by examing the sign of slope of potential vs. the neck parameter. The area of fusion hindrance in the neck evolution is shown.

Spallation reaction and the probe of nuclear dissipation with excitation energy at scission

We study in the framework of the Langevin model the influence of initial excitation energy(E*) of Hg compound nuclei(CNs) on the sensitivity of the excitation energy at scission(Esc*) to the nuclear friction strength(β).It is shown that the sensitivity is enhanced substantially with increasing E*.Moreover,we find that the significant sensitivity of Esc* to β at high E*is little affected by a marked difference in the neutron-to-proton ratio of a CN and in its size and fissility.Our findings suggest that,on the experimental side,a measurement of Esc* in energetic proton-induced spallation reactions can provide not only a sensitive but also a robust probe of nuclear dissipation in fission of highly excited nuclei.Further development of a suitable approach to spallation reaction is discussed.

Determining nitrogen depth distributions in seeds of grain by nuclear reaction method

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The cross section calculation of 112Sn(α,γ)116Te reaction with different nuclear models at the astrophysical energy range

The theoretical cross section calculations for the astrophysical p process are needed because most of the related reactions are technically very difficult to be measured in the laboratory. Even if the reaction was measured,most of the measured reactions have been carried out at the higher energy range from the astrophysical energies.Therefore, almost all cross sections needed for p process simulation have to be theoretically calculated or extrapolated to the astrophysical energies.^(112)Sn(α,γ)^(116)Te is an important reaction for the p process nucleosynthesis. The theoretical cross section of ^(112)Sn(α,γ)^(116)Te reaction was investigated for different global optical model potentials,level density, and strength function models at the astrophysically interested energies. Astrophysical S factors were calculated and compared with experimental data available in the EXFOR database. The calculation with the optical model potential of the dispersive model by Demetriou et al., and the back-shifted Fermi gas level density model and Brink-Axel Lorentzian strength function model best served to reproduce experimental results at an astrophysically relevant energy region. The reaction rates were calculated with these model parameters at the p process temperature and compared with the current version of the reaction rate library Reaclib and Starlib.

A method of analysing experimental data of nuclear reaction cross sections

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A Survey of New Methods for Production of Some Radionuclides, at Laboratory Scale, through Secondary Reactions in Nuclear Reactors

The studies performed in the frame of a project destined for the search of new (t,n) and (p,n) reactions of interest in nuclear reactors are described. Experimental evidences of the observations of the reactions: 46Ti(t,n)48V, 48Ti(p,n)48V, 52Cr(t,n)54Mn, 56Fe(p,n)56Co, 72Ge(t,n)74As and 74Ge(p,n)74As, are presented. Additional data on some secondary reactions, already characterised for the production of 7Be, 56Co, 58Co, 65Zn and 88Y, were also obtained. The significance of these data is discussed.

Nuclear Stopping and Pauli Blocking in Heavy-Ion Reactions near Fermi Energy

The dissipation phenomenon in the heavy-ion reaction at incident energy near the Fermi energy is studied by simulating the reaction ^129Xe＋^129Sn with the isospin-dependent quantum molecular dynamics model. The calculations involving a proper prescription of implementing the Pauli exclusion principle show that the isotropy ratio measured by free protons emitted in the reaction at energy slightly higher than the Fermi energy is in agreement with the experimental data recently released by the INDRA collaboration. A feasible value of the Pauli-blocking factor is estimated by comparing the theoretical results with the experimental data for the energy range considered here.

基于7Li(p,γ)8Be共振核反应伽马源的光核嬗变实验原理验证研究

光核嬗变可作为长寿命核废料嬗变的一种补充手段.随着强流质子加速器技术的发展,共振核反应γ源的流强可达到较高强度.7Li(p,γ)8Be共振核反应产生的148MeV与176MeV伽马射线恰好位于巨共振区内,是研究光核嬗变的较好选择.本工作基于中国原子能科学研究院2×17MV串列加速器,利用7Li(p,γ)8Be共振核反应产生的高能伽马射线对197Au进行了光核嬗变实验研究.在质子流强081μA的条件下,当金靶厚度为2mm时,反推得到4π方向上的总嬗变率为(58683±2298)s-1.该实验结果为将来利用共振核反应伽马源进行光核嬗变实验研究奠定了技术基础.

Iterative Bayesian Monte Carlo for nuclear data evaluation

In this work,we explore the use of an iterative Bayesian Monte Carlo(iBMC)method for nuclear data evaluation within a TALYS Evaluated Nuclear Data Library(TENDL)framework.The goal is to probe the model and parameter space of the TALYS code system to find the optimal model and parameter sets that reproduces selected experimental data.The method involves the simultaneous variation of many nuclear reaction models as well as their parameters included in the TALYS code.The‘best’model set with its parameter set was obtained by comparing model calculations with selected experimental data.Three experimental data types were used:(1)reaction cross sections,(2)residual production cross sections,and(3)the elastic angular distributions.To improve our fit to experimental data,we update our‘best’parameter set—the file that maximizes the likelihood function—in an iterative fashion.Convergence was determined by monitoring the evolution of the maximum likelihood estimate(MLE)values and was considered reached when the relative change in the MLE for the last two iterations was within 5%.Once the final‘best’file is identified,we infer parameter uncertainties and covariance information to this file by varying model parameters around this file.In this way,we ensured that the parameter distributions are centered on our evaluation.The proposed method was applied to the evaluation of p+^(59)Co between 1 and 100 MeV.Finally,the adjusted files were compared with experimental data from the EXFOR database as well as with evaluations from the TENDL-2019,JENDL/He-2007 and JENDL-4.0/HE nuclear data libraries.

Nuclear Fusion Research and Development Need New Relativistic Mass and Energy Corrections Given by the Information Relativity Theory

Hundred years after the conjecture of the British astronomer Eddington that the sun is powered by nuclear fusion of hydrogen, new physics theory may help make energy harvesting by nuclear fusion soon a reality. Researchers as well as investors funding fusion megaprojects are asked to deal with new relativistic corrections for mass and energy proposed by Suleiman in his Information Relativity Theory (IRT). These corrections were calculated in this contribution. It will help to decide whether a venture will be successful and to save big investments when in doubt. The assumed optimal kinetic energy for controlled nuclear fusion must be corrected to a somewhat higher level. At very high kinetic energy in the upper GeV range, it remains not enough baryonic mass to be transformed in energy. The fusion probability faded out to zero already at the golden limit of the recession speed of between target nucleon and projectile nucleon. Cold nuclear fusion, if ever possible, is recommended for protons rather than deuterons at highest experimental possible temperatures around 1000 (K) and needs fine-tuned kinetic nucleon energy. It would be also of interest whether a golden ratio based nuclear fuel confinement chamber could be beneficial. In this connection, also cold nuclear fusion setups should be discussed. Nature is governed by the golden ratio and criticality of physical systems influenced by it, and nuclear physics is not an exception. Computer simulations of the underlying controlled nuclear fusion processes should gain profit from IRT corrected starting information and may tackle anew possible low energy nuclear transmutations considering the wave-like dark components of matter and energy.