Low-energy nuclear fusion reactions in condensed matter plasmas

2009 Fiscal Year Self-evaluation Report

• Project/Area Number: 19340051
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: KASAGI Jirohta Tohoku University, 電子光理学研究センター, 名誉教授 (10016181)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2010
• Keywords: 実験核物理 / 凝縮系核反応 / 低エネルギー核反応 / プラズマ / 核融合 / 液体金属 / 粒子線 / 遮蔽効果 / 超音波キャビテーション

Research Abstract

目的:低エネルギー領域においてD+D、Li+D反応等の核反応率が、凝縮系プラズマと見做せる金属内で異常に増大するメカニズムを解明し、利用応用の検討を可能にする。
内容:(1)固体/液体金属中でのD,Liを標的にD+D,Li+D反応の反応率測定、(2)液体金属中での核反応率の温度依存性測定、(3)液体金属超音波キャビテーション内での核反応率増大の追及、(4)重水素透過Pd薄膜内でのD+D核反応の探索。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Temperature dependence of YA1O3(Ce) scintillation response for alpha-ray excitation, Nucl (2009)
  • Author(s): Y. Toriyabe, E. Yoshida, J. Kasagi
  • Journal Title: Instr. and Meth A611 Pages: 69-75
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Ionic Debye screening in dense liquid plasmas observed for the Li+p,d reactions in liquid Li target (2009)
  • Author(s): J. Kasagi, H. Yonemura, Y. Toriyabe, A. Nakagawa, T. Sugawara, T. Wang
  • Journal Title: Nuclear Physics Review 26 Suppl Pages: 44-48
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The screening effect of D-D fusion in Sm in a sub-low energy region (< 20 kev) (2007)
  • Author(s): T.S. Wang, Z. Yang, H. Yonemura, A. Nakagawa, H.Y. Lv, J.Y. Chen, S.J. Liu, J. Kasagi
  • Journal Title: J. Phys G34 Pages: 2255-2263
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Low-energy nuclear reactions in low-temperature dense plasmas (2009)
  • Author(s): J. Kasagi
  • Organizer: Tours Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics VII, Kobe, Japan, Nov
  • Year and Date: 20090000
• [Presentation] Electronic and ionic screening for low energy nuclear reactions in condensed matter (2008)
  • Author(s): J. Kasagi
  • Organizer: International Conference on Heavy Ion Fusion Reaction FUSION08
  • Place of Presentation: Chicago Il, USA September
  • Year and Date: 20080000
• [Presentation] Low energy Li+p,d reactions in liquid plasmas and the effect of liquefied Li+ions on the screening potential (2007)
  • Author(s): J. Kasagi
  • Organizer: The 10th International Symposium on Origin of Matter and Evolution of Galaxies OMEG07
  • Place of Presentation: Sapporo, Japan, December
  • Year and Date: 20070000