Yield of nuclear reaction products from deuterium-saturated composite materials and layered structures

Abstract

We have studied the nuclear reaction products emitted from layered structures and composite materials saturated with deuterium. As a rule, the neutron output from our samples was at the background level. The γ-ray output from the Ti+Si, Ti+Pd, and Ti+ceramic samples was 1.5–2 times the background level. The excess output of γ-rays is accompanied by an increase in acoustic emissions (AE). We measured the energy spectrum of the γ-rays for the Ti+ceramic sample, and found that near-3.0 MeV γ-rays were emitted with the highest probability.