Hi all - Over the last several days, I've cited several C14 spikes associated with hyper-velocity impacts.
It turns out that photons can release neutrons and protons from a nucleus: http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/252/Nuclear_Notes/nuclear_notes.html To give you idea of the energies involved, we've all watched the photons given off by meteors traveling at cosmic speeds. If I remember right, those photons come from excited electrons - as does the electrophorenic sound discussed so many times here on the list over the years. good hunting, E.P. Grondine Man and Impact in the Americas ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
