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Trilochan Gadly1,2, Suhas Phapale3,4, Sunita Gamre5
1Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India. tgadly@barc.gov.in.
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Electrolysis of D2O may be used as a portable neutron source with numerous applications without the complexity of huge reactor operations. Herein, we report reproducible fast neutron generation by electrolysis of D2O using palladium cathode and platinum anode, which was detected with diamond detector, gas filled 3He detectors after thermalisation with high density polythene, as well as novel epoxy resin and CR-39 detectors. Notably, a highly reproducible neutron generation at electrochemical surfaces of palladium electrode was observed and signature transmutation via Pd (d, n) Ag was corroborated. This was further explained using a theoretical model based on second order quantum perturbation theory.
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