POSSIBLE LENR OBSERVATION DUE TO DINEUTRON FORMATION AS A PRODUCT OF THE Tb-159(n, 2n) Tb-158 NUCLEAR REACTION

Possibility of low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR) occurrence is considered due to dineutron formation in the outgoing channel of a neutron-induced nuclear reaction on Tb-159. In the instrumental gamma-ray spectra of Tb sample irradiated with 6.85 MeV neutrons, we observed the surplus-induced activity of Tb-160/Dy-160 in addition to Tb-160 activity, originated from the Tb-159(n, gamma) Tb-160 nuclear reaction. We assumed that accumulation of Tb-160/Dy-160 activity results from strong processes via nuclear reactions at room temperature. The cross section for Tb-158(d,-gamma)Dy-160 is estimated as 44.5 b.