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Cover Letter, J.W. Landis to Sec'y Watkins | n/a |
Cover Letter, J.R. Huizenga to J.W. Landis | n/a |
ERAB Membership | i |
Cold Fusion Panel Members | ii |
Executive Summary | 1 |
I. | Introduction | 5 |
II. | Calorimetry and Excess Heat | 9 |
III. | Fusion Products | 15 |
IV. | Materials Characterization | 32 |
V. | Conclusions and Recommendations | 36 |
Appendix 1.A - | Charge Letter | 39 |
Appendix 1.B - | Panel Meetings | 40 |
Appendix 2.A - | Early Chronology of Heat Production | 41 |
Appendix 2.B - | Types of Calorimeters Employed in Studies | 43 |
Appendix 2.C - | Experimental Problems in the Evaluation of Heat Effects | 44 |
Appendix 2.D - | Large Heat Bursts | 50 |
Appendix 3.A - | Neutron Detection | 51 |
Appendix 3.B - | Considerations in Tritium Concentrations | 52 |
Appendix 4 - | Materials for Cold Fusion | 53 |
Bibliography | 62 | |
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3.1: Neutron & Proton Branches of the D+D Reaction | n/a | |
4.1: Phase Diagram of the Palladium - Hydrogen System | n/a | |
4.2: Hydrogen Diffusivity in Palladium | n/a | |
4.3 Concentration of Hydrogen in Solid Solution vs Gas Pressure | n/a | |
4.4: Titanium - Hydrogen Phase Diagram | n/a |