Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 054803 (2006) [4 pages]Nuclear Reactions Induced by a Pyroelectric AcceleratorReceived 21 October 2005; published 9 February 2006 This work demonstrates the use of pyroelectric crystals to induce nuclear reactions. A system based on a pair of pyroelectric crystals is used to ionize gas and accelerate the ions to energies of up to 200 keV. The system operates above room temperature by simply heating or cooling the pyroelectric crystals. A D-D fusion reaction was achieved with this technique, and 2.5 MeV neutrons were detected. The measured neutron yield is in good agreement with the calculated yield. This work also verifies the results published by Naranjo, Gimzewski, and Putterman [ Nature (London) 434 1115 (2005)]. © 2006 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.054803
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.054803
PACS:
29.25.Dz, 77.70.+a
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