On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 7:09 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> As the particle gets > closer to the target, the screening electrons get fewer, and the effect > eventually reverses, with there being more behind the particle than in > front of > it. > Just so I am clear on what you're arguing -- you're arguing that additional electron charge permeating the Coulomb barrier surrounding the nucleus would not increase the alpha-capture cross section; if anything it would decrease it. If I have understood your position, it seems counterintuitive to me. Eric
