Early Contributions from Workers at Texas A&m University to (so-called) Low Energy Nuclear Reactions

Two phrases are used, in abbreviated form, to describe these reactions. One is “chemically assisted nuclear reactions” (CANA). Another is “Low energy nuclear reactions” (LENR). The latter may not be accurate. Thus, there is no reason to think that the reactions concerned take place with any but those described by nuclear physicists, though slightly modified by the interactions with the surrounding lattice. However, the second of the two above allocations has entered the field and will be used here. “Nuclear reactions under solid state confinement at low temperature” correctly describes the field. The historical description “Cold Fusion” is misleading, for only a few of the reactions observed may involve fusion of nuclei. Journal of New Energy, Vol 4, no 2, 1999, p. 40