To follow up, another interesting tidbit in that Wikipage is this:
------------------------------- High spin suppression of decay The most common mechanism for suppression of gamma decay of excited nuclei, and thus the existence of a metastable isomer for the nucleus, is lack of a decay route for the excited state that will change nuclear angular momentum (along any given direction) by the most common amount of 1 quantum unit (h-bar) of spin angular momentum. Such a change is necessary to emit a gamma photon, which has a spin of 1 unit in this system. ------------------------------- All together now. Where, oh where, did the gamma rays go... Oh where, oh where can they be! -mark iverson From: MarkI-ZeroPoint [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 10:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Vo]:Nuclear isomer Vorts, A Fellow Friend of Fringe Facts sent me to gander at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_isomer And here is what caught my attention that might apply to LENR/CF: ----------------------- Internal conversion Metastable isomers may also decay by internal conversion - ***a process in which the energy of nuclear de-excitation is NOT emitted as a gamma ray***, but instead used to accelerate one of the inner electrons of the atom, so that it leaves at high speed and energy. This result occurs because inner atomic electrons penetrate the nucleus, where they are subject to the intense electric fields which result when the protons of the nucleus re-arrange in a different way. In nuclei which are far from stability in energy, still other decay modes are known. ----------------------- An added bonus was this statement which supports my model for electrons as dipole-like oscillations which either skirt, and/or pass thru the nucleus. ".because inner atomic electrons penetrate the nucleus" I guess it's going to take a 2x4 to the head to get the science mainstream's attention. or, to interrupt their mesmerized state brought on by indoctrination to the current paradigm. -mark iverson
