• DocumentCode
    925234
  • Title

    Bubble Fusion Research Under Scrutiny

  • Author

    Guizzo, Erico

  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    This paper reports on the controversy surrounding a new method of achieving fusion by imploding bubbles in a liquid. Called bubble fusion or sonofusion, it was discovered by a team of researchers led by Purdue University professor, Rusi P. Taleyarkhan. While many experts believe that making hydrogen nuclei fuse in imploding bubbles is possible in principle, they are not convinced that this was actually achieved by Taleyarkhan. They are concerned whether Taleyarkhan´s group has ruled out possible sources of errors in detecting the neurons that are characteristic fusion signature. So far, no independent group has been able to replicate the experiment
  • Keywords
    nuclear density; nuclear fusion; Purdue University; bubble fusion; fusion signature; hydrogen nuclei; imploding bubbles; neurons detection; sonofusion; CMOS technology; Circuits; Design engineering; Fusion power generation; Gallium arsenide; Laboratories; MOSFETs; Neutrons; RF signals; Telephone sets;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2006.1628501
  • Filename
    1628501