On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Daniel Rocha <danieldi...@gmail.com> wrote:
1h Thermal > x/β- emissions > Pb > IR/THz > 5h (SSM) > One possibility is induced electron capture in nickel and aluminum: - For 58Ni (68%), double beta plus decay is energetically allowed (electron capture competes with beta plus decay). - For 59Ni (trace), electron capture is an observed decay mode. - For 26Al (trace), electron capture is an observed decay mode. Electron capture is not what you would choose for a energy release, as all of the energy of the decay departs with the neutrino. But when the capture occurs, there's a transition in which the old electronic structure adapts to the new nucleus, which has fewer protons, and there's an Augur cascade which will result in lots of x-rays. If there are any beta emitters present in the MFMP experiment, these may be induced to increased activity by the same environment that would induce electron capture. Eric
