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@article{citeulike:5792510, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: Thermoluminescence of homeopathically prepared ultra-high dilutions of lithium chloride in deuterium oxide (D2O) (10 (-30) g cm (-3); C15 LiCl in D2O) and similarly prepared D2O (C15 D2O) was compared in three experiments varying (1) time between preparation of substance and time of experimentation, and (2) time between irradiation and thermoluminescence recording. Data were also compared with a normal solution 0.1 M LiCl in D2O and with pure D2O. METHODS: To record thermoluminescence, the solutions were frozen in liquid nitrogen (77 K, -196 degrees C), irradiated with 1 kGy, and after a succession of definite storage periods, were progressively rewarmed to 238 K (-35 degrees C). RESULTS: Thermoluminescence patterns of C15 LiCl in D2O, C15 D2O, and D2O were similar. The average thermoluminescence intensity of C15 LiCl in D2O tended to be less than C15 D2O when tests were performed shortly after preparation of the substances and with short storage time between irradiation and recording of thermoluminescence. Thermoluminescence of D2O was significantly lower than from C15 D2O, particularly when the time between irradiation and recording was increased. CONCLUSION: The nature of the phenomena here described still remains unexplained. Nevertheless, data suggest that thermoluminescence might be developed into a promising tool to study homeopathically prepared ultra- high dilutions.}, author = {van Wijk, R. and Bosman, S. and van Wijk, E. P.}, citeulike-article-id = {5792510}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/acm.2006.12.437}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16813507}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16813507}, doi = {10.1089/acm.2006.12.437}, issn = {1075-5535}, journal = {Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.)}, keywords = {homeopathy, memory\_of\_water, succession, thermoluminescence}, month = {June}, number = {5}, pages = {437--443}, posted-at = {2009-09-16 17:54:02}, priority = {2}, title = {Thermoluminescence in ultra-high dilution research.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/acm.2006.12.437}, volume = {12}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5792510 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5792510 N2 - OBJECTIVE: Thermoluminescence of homeopathically prepared ultra-high dilutions of lithium chloride in deuterium oxide (D2O) (10 (-30) g cm (-3); C15 LiCl in D2O) and similarly prepared D2O (C15 D2O) was compared in three experiments varying (1) time between preparation of substance and time of experimentation, and (2) time between irradiation and thermoluminescence recording. Data were also compared with a normal solution 0.1 M LiCl in D2O and with pure D2O. METHODS: To record thermoluminescence, the solutions were frozen in liquid nitrogen (77 K, -196 degrees C), irradiated with 1 kGy, and after a succession of definite storage periods, were progressively rewarmed to 238 K (-35 degrees C). RESULTS: Thermoluminescence patterns of C15 LiCl in D2O, C15 D2O, and D2O were similar. The average thermoluminescence intensity of C15 LiCl in D2O tended to be less than C15 D2O when tests were performed shortly after preparation of the substances and with short storage time between irradiation and recording of thermoluminescence. Thermoluminescence of D2O was significantly lower than from C15 D2O, particularly when the time between irradiation and recording was increased. CONCLUSION: The nature of the phenomena here described still remains unexplained. Nevertheless, data suggest that thermoluminescence might be developed into a promising tool to study homeopathically prepared ultra- high dilutions. IS - 5 JF - Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.) SN - 1075-5535 EP - 443 TI - Thermoluminescence in ultra-high dilution research. VL - 12 SP - 437 KW - homeopathy KW - memory_of_water KW - succession KW - thermoluminescence AU - van Wijk, R AU - Bosman, S AU - van Wijk, EP PY - 2006/06// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/acm.2006.12.437 ER -