1. Chelsea L. Harris 1 Rand Watson 2 1.Texas Southern University; Houston, Texas 77047 2.Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute; College Station, Texas 77843 (Summer III) A Pyro-Electric Crystal Particle Accelerator

2. Purpose  To continue modifications to the pyro-electric crystal particle accelerator to increase the neutron counting rate above background.  To optimize a pyro-electric crystal particle accelerator to accelerate deuterons to sufficient energies to initiate d + d fusion reactions. Overall Immediate

3. Mechanisms D +D  3 He + n (Q = 3.3 MeV) (Q = 3.3 MeV) D + D  T + p (Q = 4.0 MeV) (Q = 4.0 MeV)

4. Tunneling Effect From R. Dunlap, The Phy. Of Nuc. And Part. (2004) 179.

5. Applications

6. Pyro-Electric Crystals

7. The Particle Accelerator

8. The Detector Systems

9. The Particle Accelerator

10. The Crystal and Mount LiTa0 3

11. The Inner Chamber

13. X-Ray Spectrum Run 10 H @ 1 m Torr D2 – 7/10/07 Cu K-alpha Cu K-beta “Pile-up Peaks” Ca Ti Cr

14. X-Ray Spectrum Zn kβ S kα/kβ Fe kα Cd kα Cd kβ Run 10 C @ 1 m Torr D2 – 7/10/07 Fe kβ Zn kαS kα/kβ

15. Counts 76 Counts 49 Counts

16. Counts ~80 keV / 2 millitorr

17. What Now? Vary current and pressure…Vary current and pressure… Attach a larger, more efficient neutron detector…Attach a larger, more efficient neutron detector… Use two pyro-electric crystals…Use two pyro-electric crystals… Reproduce results …Reproduce results …

18. Acknowledgments  Dr. Rand Watson  National Science Foundation  Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute  Texas Southern University