This theory accounts for 40 orders of magnitude of missing information.
These same authors presented on this aspect in the same conference: Kaczmarski - Latest accelerator-driven experiments on deuteron fusion reactions in Zr at low energies M. Kaczmarski1 , A. Kowalska1,2, N. Targosz-Sleczka1 , M. Valat1 , K. Czerski1 1 Institute of Physics, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland 2Maritime University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland Electron screening effect is one of the most important factors that has to be taken into account while choosing materials for cold fusion research. Nuclear reaction rates at room temperature are enhanced by mainly quasi-free electrons lowering Coulomb barrier. Effectiveness of this process varies on the material of the target. Zr was used as the reference material to develop the methodology of electron screening energy measurements because of high hydrogen stoichiometry, high stability and relatively low loading time. Due to vast amount of materials that might display properties desired in the scope of cold fusion reactions, it is of utmost importance to develop a method of fast estimation of the electron screening energy. A new analysis method, based on the experimental yield measurements of the 2H(d,p)3He reaction at two different deuteron energies, was established as accurate enough for this purpose using a low-energy accelerator. This enables experimentalists to determine the screening energy for a given sample relatively quickly and eliminate materials that do not display promising results. * This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 951974. This work reflects only the author's view and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.