Deuterium Molecule in the Presence of Electronic Charge Concentrations: Implications for Cold Fusion

Phys. Rev. A 40 6689 (1989)https://ireap.umd.edu/10.1103/PhysRevA.40.66891989Journal ArticlePlasma, Accelerator, and Nuclear Physics

We examine semiclassically the reduction in bond length of the deuterium molecule when it forms astride a localized electronic charge concentration. For the types of charge concentration generally expected in the valence shells of high-Z atoms, bond-length reductions of several times over the vacuum length are suggested. Implications for cold nuclear fusion are discussed.