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View SchemaConfirmation of Don Borghi's experiment on the synthesis of neutrons from protons and electrons
| Authors | Ruggero Maria Santilli |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0608229 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608229 |
Abstract
Following Rutherford's 1920 historical hypothesis of the neutron as a compressed hydrogen atom in the core of stars, the laboratory synthesis of the neutron from protons and electrons was claimed in the late 1960 by the Italian priest-physicist Don Carlo Borghi and his associates via a metal chamber containing a partially ionized hydrogen gas at a fraction of $1 bar$ pressure traversed by an electric arc with $5 J$ energy and microwaves with $10^{10} s^{-1}$ frequency. The experiment remained unverified for decades due to the lack of theoretical understanding of the results. In this note we report various measurements showing that, under certain conditions, electric arcs within a hydrogen gas produce neutral, hadron-size entities that are absorbed by stable nuclei and subsequently result in the release of detectable neutrons, thus confirming Don Borghi's experiment. The possibility that said entities are neutrons is discussed jointly with other alternatives. Due to their simplicity, a primary scope of this note is to stimulate the independent re-run of the tests as conducted or in suitable alternative forms.
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"title": "Confirmation of Don Borghi\u0027s experiment on the synthesis of neutrons from protons and electrons",
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