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Does Cavitation Accelerate Alpha-Decay?

Posted on March 19, 2022October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

To test a hypothesis regarding acceleration of alpha decay via cavitation I made an aqueous solution of uranyl nitrate and deposited it into the Branson sealed atmospheric chamber - Fig. 1. Fig. 1. Cavitation of uranyl in Branson sealed atmospheric ... Read More

LND 25169 Compact Neutron Detector

Posted on March 15, 2022October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

To better study the neutron flux originating from my bubble fusion reactor I decided to employ an additional LND 25169 neutron detector to supplement my 6x LND 251106 neutron detector bank. The LND 25169 detector has two unique features compared ... Read More

Does High Electrostatic Potential Accelerate Radioactive Decay?

Posted on March 12, 2022October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

Hypothesis My intuition tells me that high electrostatic potential must increase the rate of natural radioactive decay. I hypothesize that high positive electrostatic potential accelerates clocks at nuclear level. To test this hypothesis I decided to take relatively unstable (i.e. ... Read More

Bubble Fusion: Status Update

Posted on February 13, 2022December 24, 2022 by maxfomitchev

I am getting closer and closer to have enough material to submit an article to PRL. Gradually I am getting better at controlling parameters and making the effect easier to replicate. Replication Steps I am able to replicate neutron emission ... Read More

Decay Acceleration: How to Study

Posted on February 11, 2022October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

If you dig through patents and literature you will find a lot of clams pertaining to various method of radioactive decay acceleration or radioactive waste decontamination. However, if you read those patents or articles closely you will see that if ... Read More

Canberra / Mirion SA-100 CSP Alpha Probe

Posted on February 10, 2022October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

In my next set of experiments I am going to look for alpha-decay acceleration by subjecting a 210Po source to a number of extreme stimuli in hopes to affect the natural rate of radioactive decay. Therefore I decided to compare ... Read More

Bubble Fusion: Neutrons Detected

Posted on February 4, 2022December 24, 2022 by maxfomitchev

For the past year I have been experimenting relentlessly (and secretly) with bubble fusion. For those of you who follow my work through the years this will not come as a surprise. I have worked on bubble fusion before and ... Read More

Gamma Calibration Sources

Posted on June 2, 2021October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

When working with gamma spectroscopy it is very important to have a calibration source. Why do you need one? The answer is quite simple: to calibrate your gamma spectrometer prior to acquiring spectra. Calibration Drift It is true that most ... Read More

Po-Be Neutron Check Source

Posted on June 1, 2021November 16, 2023 by maxfomitchev

One question that arises over and over when working with neutron detectors is how to test and calibrate them. Obviously one has to have some kind of a neutron source in order to verify the detector operation. In this regard ... Read More

Radioactive Decay Acceleration

Posted on May 24, 2021October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

My previous attempt to accelerate natural decay of Fe-55 was inconclusive due to massive ablation of the source caused by the corona discharge in air. To mitigate the corona discharge problem I have made a PTFE insert to go around ... Read More

RELIABLE NEUTRON AND GAMMA DETECTION

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