Condensed Matter Cluster Reactions in LENR Power Cells for a Radical New Type of Space Power Source

Yang, Xiaoling; Miley, George H.; Hora, Heinz

doi:doi:10.1063/1.3115552

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Condensed Matter Cluster Reactions in LENR Power Cells for a Radical New Type of Space Power Source

AIP Conf. Proc. 1103, pp. 450-458; doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3115552 (9 pages)

SPACE, PROPULSION & ENERGY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL FORUM: SPESIF‐2009

Date: 24–26 February 2009

Location: Huntsville (Alabama)

Xiaoling Yang¹, George H. Miley¹, and Heinz Hora²

¹University of Illinois Urbana‐Champaign, NPL Associates, Urbana, IL 217‐333‐3772
²Department of Theoretical Physics Univ. of New South Wales Sydney, Australia

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