A METHOD OF CREATING AND CONCENTRATING HIGH VELOCITY ALPHA PARTICLES HAVING TWO CAPTURED ELECTRONS

摘要

Methods for creating and utilizing of high velocity alpha particles accompanied by two captured electrons. The method uses a modification of the well-known Crockcroft and Walton experiment used to disintegrate lithium-6 or lithium-7 (21) into high energy alpha particles by bombarding the lithium with either high energy deuterons or protons (11) along with a beam of electrons (17). The created alpha particles having two captured electrons are capable of penetrating metals (25) and interacting with nuclei of atoms embedded or absorbed in metals.