General Physics – Page 2

What Does it Take to Do Science?

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

It takes unbelievable care and perseverance to do science, especially nuclear science. I have rebuilt bubble fusion my reactor dozens of time. This involves complete disassembly of everything you see on this picture down to the last bolt, cleaning everything ... Read More

Accelerating Radioactive Decay Using Tesla Coil

Posted on April 17, 2022October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

To test a hypothesis that high electrostatic potential may affect the rate of natural radioactive decay I have taped three samples Cd-109, Zn-65, and Po-210 (0.1 uCi each) to the top load of a high-voltage Tesla coil energized to a ... Read More

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

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

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

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

Fe-55 Beta Decay Acceleration

Posted on January 16, 2021October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

55Fe 55Fe is a relatively short-lived isotope that undergoes an inverse beta decays (K-capture) with the half life of 2.737 years. When searching for natural radioactive decay acceleration it is preferable to work with short-lived isotopes like 55Fe because they ... Read More

A Scientist’s Oath

Posted on October 22, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

I have been thinking a lot about stagnation of science and corruption of the academia. I have many colleagues that whisper about rampant toxicity in the academia, ridicule and derision in peer review. How did this happen? Aren't scientists supposed ... Read More

Free Falling Charge Does Not Radiate

Posted on October 21, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

I think I have made an important discovery: a charge free falling in an electrostatic potential does not radiate. The thinking that has lead me to this is profoundly similar to the key principle of General Relativity. By generalizing this ... Read More

The Theory of Universal Aether

Posted on October 1, 2020October 20, 2022 by maxfomitchev

I have been working on this theory for many years, but could not get the vision of the complete theory. Until one day, my lovely wife told me out of the blue "I think you are overlooking an extra dimension". ... Read More

RELIABLE NEUTRON AND GAMMA DETECTION

Category: General Physics