Year: 1994
Type: dissertation
Abstract: A theory of second order reactions involving off-resonant intermediate states which contain virtual neutrons is studied.These reactions, so called neutron transfer reactions, have the potential to explain some of the anomalous effects observed in Pons-Fleischmann cells, namely excess heat and production of 4 He.A brief introduction to the various transfer operators and different reaction mechanisms is presented.The notion that a neutron can hop from one nucleus to another through second order coupling with continuum states raises the possibility of new reactions, as proposed by P. L. Hagelstein.This thesis studies issues related to the possible delocalization of virtual neutrons.We have focused on near-resonant exchange scattering of virtual neutrons and have made progress in the computation of the self-energy associated with this process.
Author: Ziad J. Azzam
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1601607698