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2026-10-05 Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science (JCMNS)

Site: https://jcmns.org . JCMNS is published by the International Society for Condensed Matter Nuclear Science (ISCMNS), the LENR field's own society [memory, high]. Bears on Claim 2 (CR-39 triple tracks, the DIA report's only peer-reviewed particle source).

Searched

Revisited the article the arbiter cited: https://jcmns.org/article/72567-interpreting-cr-39-detectors-used-in-pd-d-co-deposition-nuclear-generated-tracks-or-artifacts (cookie banner declined).

Found

Mosier-Boss, P.A. and Forsley, L.P. (2021), "Interpreting CR-39 Detectors used in Pd/D Co-deposition: Nuclear Generated Tracks or Artifacts?", J. Condensed Matter Nucl. Sci. 34(1): 32-58, doi 10.70923/001c.72567; authors at GEC, Annandale VA [web, abstract read on page image p.1]. The abstract says it summarises CR-39 results from Pd/D co-deposition, which "include evidence of neutrons, notably 14.1 MeV neutrons, and control experiments to rule out chemical/mechanical damage"; "The SRI replication is discussed"; the CR-39 detectors from that replication "underwent exhaustive analysis by noted CR-39 experts from NASA and Russian Academy of Sciences"; and it answers alternative explanations "offered by other researchers": "deuteroxide/O2 attack, shockwaves resulting from D2/O2 recombination, and corona discharge", plus why pits are mostly circular and why Pd K-shell X-rays are not seen.

How it bears: this is the 2021 re-examination the owner asked for; it is the original authors' own review (interested parties: they are two of the DIA report's five contributors). It names an SRI replication and outside CR-39 examiners (NASA, Russian Academy of Sciences), which are the next records to obtain to see who examined the chips and what they reported. The 14.1 MeV neutron claim is relevant to the arbiter's threshold calculation: 14.1 MeV is above the ~7.9 MeV threshold for 12C(n,n')3-alpha, so a triple track is kinematically possible for 14.1 MeV neutrons (secondary d+t neutrons), unlike 2.45 MeV primary d+d neutrons. The body (27 pp.) was not read (time).

  • Mosier-Boss, Szpak, Gordon, Forsley, "Triple tracks in CR-39 as the result of Pd-D co-deposition: evidence of energetic neutrons", Naturwissenschaften 96(1):135-142 (2009), doi 10.1007/s00114-008-0449-x [web snippet: mindat.org reference]. A copy is listed on Academia.edu (login-gated, not tried).
  • "Comparison of Pd/D co-deposition and DT neutron generated triple tracks observed in CR-39 detectors", Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 51, 20901 (2010); author list on rankless.org includes "Jack Y. Dea" [web snippet]. Note: a "Dr. Jack Dea" is also named as a Bearden collaborator in CIA item 0002-5; whether this is the same person is unknown.
  • "Characterization of Neutrons Emitted during Pd/D Co-deposition" (JCMNS PDF, not opened).