Measurement and analysis of neutron and gamma-ray emission rates, other fusion products, and power in electrochemical cells having Pd cathodes

Experiments were designed to reproduce cold fusion phenomena reported by other researchers in 1989. The trials used a pair of matched electrochemical cells containing palladium rods that were operated for 10 d. The cells were analyzed by means of constant temperature calorimetry, neutron counting and gamma-ray spectroscopy, mass spectral analysis of helium in effluent gases, and other techniques. Within estimated levels of accuracy, no excess power output or any other evidence of fusion products was documented.