Based on three major anomalous phenomena in 9 yr of research on nuclear reactions in solids, research-ers assume that a resonant tunneling model explains the experimental observation. Using a square-well configu-ration, the maximum resonant tunneling current through the Coulomb barrier is shown to be ofthe order ot 1/θ, while the nonresonant tunneling current is of, the order of 1/θ2 (1/θ2 is the Gamow tunneling factor). The dis-tinction between the resonant tunneling model and the compound nucleus modef is discussed. Particularly, the fon energy band fn the deuteride is fnvoked to generate the necessary fong Zifetime (d+d)x state. This resonant tunneling model might provide a mechanism for low-enerev nuclear transmutation as well.

Deuterium flux through the thin wall of a palladium tube has been studied by monitoring gas pressure and temperature. A high-precision calorimeter (Calvet) was used to detect heat flow when the heater was shut down and the palladium tube was cooling down slowly. At certain temperatures an abnormal deuterium flux appeared. This deuterium flux reached a peak when the temperature of the palladium was decreasing. This abnormal deuterium flux differs from the monotonic feature of a normal diffusive flux and is accompanied by a heat flow.