TRIGGERED ENERGY RELEASES IN SOLID HYDROGEN HOSTS CONTAINING UNPAIRED ATOMS

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COLLINS, GW [1 ]
FEARON, EM [1 ]
MAIENSCHEIN, JL [1 ]
MAPOLES, ER [1 ]
TSUGAWA, RT [1 ]
SOUERS, PC [1 ]
GAINES, JR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV HAWAII, DEPT PHYS, HONOLULU, HI 96822 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.444
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O4 [物理学];
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We have observed both triggered and spontaneous energy releases in tritiated solid hydrogens at temperatures above 1.2 K in several different experiments. These energy releases, which can be triggered by a temperature increase, were observed by monitoring the temperature excursion (heat spike) versus time, the atom spin density, and nuclear-magnetic-resonance signal heights. The heat spikes correlate with a disappearance of free-atom spin density so that fast atomic recombination is the probable cause. The spontaneous heat spikes may be suppressed by improved heat extraction. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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