Deviation from secular equilibrium

2010/01/20 by Alexander V. Simakin, Simakin, A. V., Г. А. Шафеев +1
Engineering · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma #Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions #Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1001.3574

Abstract

Laser exposure of gold nanoparticles in aqueous solutions of Uranium salt leads to accelerated decay of U238 nuclei and significant deviation from secular equilibrium. The samples demonstrate the enhanced gamma emission in the range of 54 keV during laser exposure.

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