Cold Fusion - Precursor to Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions
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Text states: was close to the value expected from the third branch of deuterium-deuterium thermonuclear fusion, 23.77 MeV.
Text should state: was close to the value expected from the third branch of deuterium-deuterium thermonuclear fusion, 23.85 MeV.
Additional information:
In the equation: D + D —> 4He + gamma:
23.8465 MeV = total energy of the entire branch.
23.77 MeV = gamma energy alone.
0.0765 MeV = energy from the recoil helium nucleus.
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Page 256
Text states: prominently featured the work of the reviewer’s proponents.
Text should state: prominently featured the work of the review's proponents.
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Page 256
Text states: if 'Q’ represents the amount of heat, ‘V’ the voltage, ‘I’ the current, and ‘t’ the time, then Q=VIt.
Additional information:
- Q should be denoted instead as E
Text should state: E represents the amount of electrical input energy
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Page 257
Credit for Fig. 1 should state: Drawing by Craig Erlick for New Energy Times
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Page 259
Text states: Garwin also wrote in his report, We have found no specific experimental artifact [that is, error] responsible for the finding of ‘excess heat’ in McKubre's laboratory.
Text should state: Garwin also wrote in his report, "We have found no specific experimental artifact [that is, error] responsible for the finding of ‘excess heat’ in McKubre's laboratory."
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Text
states: M. Miles and J. O’M. Bockris at Texas A&M University subsequently performed experiments in stainless steel and detected
significant amounts of helium-4.
Text should state: A team led by J. O’M. Bockris at Texas A&M University subsequently performed an experiment in which the palladium cathode was later analyzed for helium-4. In 9 out of 10 samples, helium-4 was found in near-surface regions of the cathode at up to 100 times over background.
Ref: Chien, C.-C., Hodko, D., Minevski, Z. Bockris, J. O’M., On an Electrode Producing Massive Quantities of Tritium and Helium, J. Electroanal. Chem., 1992, 328, 189-212.
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Page 261
Text states: These data support the claim that the helium-3 was created inside the chamber
Text should state: These data support the claim that the helium-3 or tritium was created inside the chamber; the original paper is ambiguous.
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Page 266
Text states: The contents begin to bubble vigorously and then vaporise within seconds
Text should state: The contents begin to bubble vigorously and then vaporise within minutes
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Page 266
Text states: (based on the volume of the lead cathode)
Text should state: (based on the volume of the palladium cathode)
Additional information:
Pd was misread in production as Pb
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Page 266
Text states: its last 8 days with current turned off, boiled more than 15 l of water
Text should state: its last 8 days with current turned off, boiled 17.5 l of water
Additional information:
Total duration of experiment was longer than 8 days; total evaporation of water was more than 17.5 l.
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Page 268
Label for Fig. 10 is in wrong place
Label should be on pg. 269 after text: heat from hydrogen as well as deuterium experiments.
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Cold Fusion: History
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Text states: electrochemistry, the science behind battery research.
Text should state: electrochemistry, which includes the science behind battery research.
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Page 272
Alfred Cöhn should have been written as Alfred Coehn
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