In reply to Eric Walker's message of Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:29:16 -0800: Hi, [snip] >On second thought, ?- decay isn't correct. I'm having a hard time saying >for sure exactly what kind of beta decay it is. I don't imagine it's the >normal inverse beta decay (inner shell electron capture), since there are >probably few inner shell electrons hanging around.
The electrons are present as independent particles in a hot plasma. If they weren't, the plasma would be positively charged, and would then attract electrons. >But ?+ decay implies >positron emission, and I don't see evidence of that. Wikipedia refers to >it as "reversed beta-decay" in one place. The reaction seems to be: > > p + e- ? N + v > >Eric Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
