One more note on the possibility of a stable molecular allotrope of
hydrogen of mass-5 which can be formed from dense hydrogen plus regular
hydrogen. The species has been observed, and the evidence is fairly strong
Many have mixed opinions on the work of Dr Ruggero Santilli - the
controversial discoverer of what he calls "magnegas" which is similar to
Browns gas (made by electrolysis of water) ... who has a reputation for
suing everyone who disagrees with him (including Infinite Energy
magazine). Here is a reference to his work.
http://www.i-b-r.org/docs/FuelsMagnecularf.pdf.
Anyway, an independent lab tested the output of one of his devices,
which was hooked up directly to a mass spectrometer and found that in
addition to the expected products (H2 and O2) there was a very strong
signal from a gas of 5 amu. This looks like good evidence. Santilli
claims the gas is much more energetic than H2.
His new company is Thunder Energies and has real products (mostly optics)
http://thunder-energies.com/index.php/ct-menu-item-3
This press release should appeal to Widom-Larsen followers
http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/05/30/1000034/0/en/Scientists-Confirm-the-Synthesis-of-Neutrons-from-a-Hydrogen-Gas-by-Thunder-Energies-Corporation.html
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There is a more interesting stable candidate for a species with a mass
of 5 amu - it is molecular H5 consisting of two molecules of H2 bound
to a core of UDH (ultra dense hydrogen). This molecule could explain
many well-known cosmological mysteries such as the large amount of
hydrogen on certain comets and the Jovion moons which are not cold
enough for liquid hydrogen.
Molecular H5 would consist of 5 protons in a compact spatial
tetrahedron: having been formed from two molecules of normal hydrogen
(H2) magnetically bound to one reduced orbital atom of hydrogen (aka
the UDH, DDL, pychno ro hydrino). The dense hydrogen species would
have a very large magnetic self-field in the range of kiloT (thousands
of Tesla) and that field provides long-lived stability, especially in
a liquid phase.
If this putative molecule were stable, it would be liquid at mid-low
temperatures but much higher than expected - up to 200K. We might find
it in the polar regions of Mars. There are tantalizing clues such as
"lakes of liquid methane" on the Jovian moons which seem to contain
way too much hydrogen a temperature far above the boiling point. In
fact the "lakes" appear to be mostly hydrogen. Comet tails contain way
too much hydrogen as well, since the comet is not cold enough to
retain LH.
