10-22 seconds should read
10^^-22 seconds On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 8:04 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > When negative muons catalyze a fusion reaction the muon has a tendency to > "stick" to the helium. > > Not is the helium is 2He. this type helium decays to protons in 10-22 > seconds. > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 7:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> When negative muons catalyze a fusion reaction the muon has a tendency to >> "stick" to the helium. It is this sticking that is actually the limiting >> factor >> in the number of fusion reactions that a muon can catalyze. >> >> By analogy, when a Hydrinohydride catalyzes a neutron transfer reaction, >> it >> would probably stick to the Ni nucleus because Ni has a central charge of >> 28 >> where Lithium only has 3, and the Hydrinohydride is negatively charged >> (much >> like the negative muon), furthermore the Hydrinohydride is much heavier >> and >> slower than a muon. However in this case the consequence of the sticking >> is that >> the newly enriched Ni nucleus is primed and ready to accept another Li, >> because >> it already has the Hydrinohydride attached to it. >> >> This tends to ensure that once the process has started it continues all >> the way >> to Ni62 (irrespective of which isotope it starts with). >> >> Even if the Hydrinohydride is ejected during the energy release, it will >> still >> far more likely find a new home with a Ni nucleus than with anything else. >> (Assuming that Ni is the heaviest element present). >> >> Regards, >> >> Robin van Spaandonk >> >> http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html >> >> >
