[punster]

Are the experimenters getting any increased radiation levels when they perform the experiment?

The expected reacction is: Two deuterium atoms fuse to per form an atom of helium-3 plus a neutron and gamma radiation.

An experment with one watt of energy output would put out a dangerous level of radiation.

[Fred Hayek]

"The expected reacction is: Two deuterium atoms fuse to per form an atom of helium-3 plus a neutron and gamma radiation."

Thus did they use a scintillation detector connected to a multichannel analyzer? This would identify the peaks in the gamma spectrum - there would be an identifiable spectrum, in the neighborhood of MeV's. There would also be a considerable fast neutron flux as well. And yes, enough to fry them. So when I hear the fusion claims again I thought of the Fleischmann/Pons scam.