maxfomitchev

Continuing on Quine’s Paradox

Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 by maxfomitchev

Previously I have shown that Quine's paradox disappears once we take time into account. Computations and logical inferences neither happen instantaneously nor at the same time. For all practical purposes, when we engage in the application of math or logic, ... Read More

Introduction to Neutron Detection

Posted on September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 by maxfomitchev

3He proportional neutron counters (helium-3 gas filled tubes) are currently the most sensitive type of neutron detectors. These detectors owe their high sensitivity to thermal neutrons to the exceptionally high probability of thermal neutron capture by helium-3 atoms (technically speaking, ... Read More

Alpha Spectrometry with MCA-PRO

Posted on September 16, 2024September 23, 2024 by maxfomitchev

I have setup an alpha spectroscopy test system using an Ortec Soloist alpha spectrometer (brochure) and an MCA-PRO as follows (Fig. 1): I have installed an Ortec Soloist into a BNC Portanium AP-3 portable NIM crate to provide the +/-12 ... Read More

Making Titanium Deuteride Powder

Posted on July 24, 2024August 29, 2024 by maxfomitchev

The most straightforward way to make titanium deuteride powder is to heat titanium sponge to ~350-450°C in D2 atmosphere. Once this temperature is reached titanium will react with deuterium gas rapidly through an exothermic reaction Ti + D2 = TiD2. ... Read More

Critical Review of Bin-Juine Huang et al. Paper

Posted on May 29, 2024May 30, 2024 by maxfomitchev

Published in Nature Scientific Reports, Bin-Juine Huang et. al paper entitled "Water can trigger nuclear reaction to produce energy and isotope gases" has drawn a lot of attention. I have been asked many times to comment on it. So, hereby ... Read More

Thermal Shocking of Deuterium-Loaded Titanium Sponge

Posted on April 1, 2024 by maxfomitchev

Introduction Back in the day when the Cold Fusion was still 'hot' Menlove and Prelas reported curious observations of neutron emission associated with the loading of titanium metal with deuterium gas at cryogenic temperature. Specifically, Menlove reported 'reproducible' neutron emission ... Read More

Thermal Shocking of Deuterium-Loaded Titanium

Posted on March 8, 2024 by maxfomitchev

I decided to replicate an experiment described by Mark Prelas in his Neutron Emission from Cryogenically Cooled Metals Under Thermal Shock paper. In this experiment titanium shavings were cryogenically loaded with deuterium by cooling in liquid nitrogen. Then the cold ... Read More

On Quine’s Paradox

Posted on December 15, 2023 by maxfomitchev

"This sentence is false" marks the essence of Quine's paradox. If it is true that "this sentence is false" then how it can be false? In other words, how a sentence can be true and false at the same time? ... Read More

On the Division by Zero

Posted on December 14, 2023 by maxfomitchev

What is Division? Arguably one of the most fascinating and widely misunderstood problems in math is the problem of division by zero. To appreciate the problem and to understand the answer we must ask ourselves: what does the division operation ... Read More

Using Bicron 1.5M2.25/1.5L With MCA-LITE

Posted on November 22, 2023 by maxfomitchev

In this post I describe how to use a Bicron 1.5M2.25/1.5L gamma detector with the MCA-LITE. The experimental setup is shown on Fig. 1. Fig. 1. MCA-LITE with Bicron 1.5M2.25/1.5L gamma detector. The recommended MCA-LITE preset is as follows: Sampling ... Read More

RELIABLE NEUTRON AND GAMMA DETECTION

Author: maxfomitchev