Synthesis of Microparticles in 1-kbar Hydrogen Induced by 10-MeV Bremsstrahlung γ Quanta in a Reaction Chamber (Part 2)

摘要

A chamber filled with molecular hydrogen at 1.0-kbar pressure was irradiated by bremsstrahlung γ quanta with a threshold energy of 10 MeV at a 20- to 21-μA electron beam intensity for 14 h. Investigations of changes in the structure and elemental composition of the entrance window, manganin foil, and reaction product collector are presented in Part 1 of the article [1]. In this work the results of studying synthesized par- ticles and different formations on inner surfaces of the cut-in-half irradiation chamber (brass sleeve) are dis- cussed. Investigations into the two largest synthesized structures, detected after the irradiation, made it pos- sible to establish the presence of light elements from carbon to calcium in them. Like in the first part of the paper, multiple small lead particles were found and studied. The detected synthesized particles have a com- plex shape and composition. On both sides of inner surfaces of the cut brass sleeve, thin-walled microtubes are also found, like in Part 1 [1]. The formation of new elements and structures is discussed on the basis of the upstream (fusion) and downstream (fission) models of nuclear reactions [1].