Triggered energy releases in solid hydrogen hosts containing unpaired atoms

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'...

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Published in:Physical review letters 1990-07, Vol.65 (4), p.444-447
Main Authors: COLLINS, G. W, FEARON, E. M, MAIENSCHEIN, J. L, MAPOLES, E. R, TSUGAWA, R. T, SOUERS, P. C, GAINES, J. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
250600 - Energy Storage- Thermal
360603 - Materials- Properties
360605 - Materials- Radiation Effects
ATOMS
BETA DECAY
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
CRYSTALS
DATA
DECAY
ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY STORAGE
Exact sciences and technology
EXCITED STATES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HEAT FLUX
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
MATERIALS SCIENCE
METASTABLE STATES
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS
MONITORING
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR DECAY
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
Physics
QUANTUM CRYSTALS
Quantum fluids and solids
liquid and solid helium
RADIOISOTOPES
RECOMBINATION
RESONANCE
SIGNALS
Spin-polarized hydrogen and helium
STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
STORAGE
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TEMPERATURE MONITORING
TIME DEPENDENCE
TRITIUM
ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.444