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In the process of deformation at a temperature T = 710 ◦ C of titanium alloy samples preliminarily saturated by deute rium a radiation, which is not a neutron flow was detected. Electromagnetic radiation in the range of radio frequencies was detected in titanium alloy samples in the process of their saturation by deuterium. The probable mechanism of its occurrence m ay be a retardation of charged particles in the metallic matrix. In the beginning of this work, we started with the assumption that the struc- ture of metals influences the processes p roceeding in a solid phase. Obviously, the intrinsic properties of a metallic matrix are responsible not only for the ability of a material to accumulate deuterons but also for the possibility of deuterons to move and interact. That is why the processes occurring during the cold fusion should be sensitive to the structure of the metals and alloys used. As is known, plastic deformation changes the character of the distribution, and increases the density, of crystal lattice defects - dislocations, vacancies, stacking faults, and low and high angle grain boundaries. 2 It is also well known 3 that hydro- gen isotopes, being interstitial atoms, interact with crystal lattice defects creating atmospheres of impurity atoms. One can expect that during plastic deformation the migration of these defects should influence the rate of the processes occurring during the fusion of deuteron nucleus. 2. Neutron measurements In the initial stage of our investigations, we detected neutrons using a field monitor (RUP-1) with a fast-neutron counter. The radiation detected in this case correlated in time with processes occurring during the saturation by deuterium, or during the deformation of deuterium saturated samples. The titanium alloy VT9 (6.5Al- 3.3Mo-1.5Zr-0.25Si) was used for the investigations. For these studies, we use cylindrical samples with dimensions 10 × 15 mm, that were saturated by deuterium |
