Abstract: A process is disclosed for the generation of energy achieved when an ionic hydride or deuteride is heated with certain elements capable of forming a covalent hydride or deuteride respectively.

Abstract: A planar, truncated imaging probe having a large surface area for medical imaging is disclosed. The planar imaging probe includes first and second conductive members that are adapted at their respective first ends to couple to a radio frequency source. The second ends of the first and second conductive members are electrically short-circuited together to form an electrical circuit. The second conductive member has a length and width that is greater than the length and width of the first conductive member so a side of the first conductive member is covered by the second conductive member. The first conductive member is preferably composed of two slanting surfaces that join at an apex while the second conductive member includes a planar member and upwardly sloping sides to further shield the first conductive member. The first and second conductive members may be separated by electrical isolation stand-offs to improve the rigidity of the first conductive member for supporting the sample to be imaged.

Abstract: A truncated transmission line probe for Nuclear Magnetic and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging is disclosed. The truncated probe includes an inner and an outer conductor both of which have first and second ends. The second ends of the inner and outer conductors are electrically short circuited to one another. A portion of the outer conductor is removed in the vicinity of the short circuited ends to expose a portion of the inner conductor. A microwave or radio frequency pulse is transmitted along the inner conductor to the short circuited end and reflected back. A radio frequency magnetic field is emitted from the inner conductor and the area of the emitted magnetic field conforms to the opening in the outer conductor. Sample material placed adjacent the opening in the outer conductor is irradiated by the magnetic field and the nuclear magnetic or electron paramagnetic response of the sample material is received by the inner conductor.