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Observation of Radio Frequency Emissions from Electrochemical Loading Experiments


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1 Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
2 Nova Research Inc, Alexandria, VA 22308, United States
3 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, Dahlgren, VA, United States
 

Palladium foil cathodes were electrochemically loaded with deuterium from alkaline solutions of heavy water in specially designed closed calorimeter cells. Here, one cell is described that showed low levels of constant heat (1-7 mW) and radio frequency (RF) emanations, but the RF was not correlated with the heat production. This cell is compared with Pd90Rh10 alloy cathodes that showed excess energy bursts of 2.4-44.3 kJ. In these cells, RF coincident with the bursts was observed peaking at different frequencies from about 450 kHz and extending into the MHz range. Some of the excess energy production in LENR may be in the MHz RF range, which has no conventional explanation in electrochemistry.

Keywords

Calorimetry, Deuterium, Excess Energy, Palladium, Radio Frequency.
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Authors

D. A. Kidwell
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
D. D. Dominguez
Nova Research Inc, Alexandria, VA 22308, United States
K. S. Grabowski
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
L. F. DeChiaro Jr
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, Dahlgren, VA, United States

Abstract


Palladium foil cathodes were electrochemically loaded with deuterium from alkaline solutions of heavy water in specially designed closed calorimeter cells. Here, one cell is described that showed low levels of constant heat (1-7 mW) and radio frequency (RF) emanations, but the RF was not correlated with the heat production. This cell is compared with Pd90Rh10 alloy cathodes that showed excess energy bursts of 2.4-44.3 kJ. In these cells, RF coincident with the bursts was observed peaking at different frequencies from about 450 kHz and extending into the MHz range. Some of the excess energy production in LENR may be in the MHz RF range, which has no conventional explanation in electrochemistry.

Keywords


Calorimetry, Deuterium, Excess Energy, Palladium, Radio Frequency.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv108%2Fi4%2F578-581