On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 10:39 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: For elements heavier than Fe/Ni, alpha capture is endothermic, which implies > that it could only happen if fast alphas are available. >
Here is what my script is telling me about that: 4He + 110Pd => gamma + 114Cd + 4108 keV 4He + 108Pd => gamma + 112Cd + 3476 keV 4He + 107Pd => gamma + 111Cd + 3306 keV 4He + 106Pd => gamma + 110Cd + 2866 keV 4He + 104Pd => gamma + 108Cd + 2283 keV 4He + 102Pd => gamma + 106Cd + 1626 keV Am I doing something wrong? Furthermore, only a tiny fraction of fast alphas would actually undergo a > reaction. This kind of thing leads me to wonder about an enhanced alpha capture cross section. Eric
