Ultra Low Momentum Neutron Catalyzed Nuclear Reactions on Metallic Hydride Surfaces

TL;DR

This paper discusses how ultra low momentum neutrons catalyze nuclear reactions on metallic hydride surfaces through weak interactions and electromagnetic effects, potentially enabling nuclear processes without Coulomb barriers.

Contribution

It introduces a novel mechanism involving condensed matter quantum electrodynamics that facilitates low momentum neutron production and absorption on metallic hydride surfaces.

Findings

Neutrons are produced via weak interactions from protons capturing heavy electrons.

Electromagnetic fields shift electron masses, enabling neutron catalysis.

No Coulomb barriers impede the neutron production or subsequent reactions.

Abstract

Ultra low momentum neutron catalyzed nuclear reactions in metallic hydride system surfaces are discussed. Weak interaction catalysis initially occurs when neutrons (along with neutrinos) are produced from the protons which capture ``heavy'' electrons. Surface electron masses are shifted upwards by localized condensed matter electromagnetic fields. Condensed matter quantum electrodynamic processes may also shift the densities of final states allowing an appreciable production of extremely low momentum neutrons which are thereby efficiently absorbed by nearby nuclei. No Coulomb barriers exist for the weak interaction neutron production or other resulting catalytic processes.