Very interesting especially if a new force is implied. I do wonder though if the neutron cross- section is implicated somehow. This can also have a size several times that of the nucleus. Although Li7 has even number of neutrons which would have a neutron cross-section smaller than Li6 say
I guess they have considered that though, but maybe discounted it due to the interaction being with a proton. I'm curious if a proton could look like a neutron to a nucleus though if it is interacting in some way with the electron orbitals of the Li7. I previously wondered if this could lead to electron capture with the proton and conversion to a neutron, but perhaps stimulated positron emission could also be considered. Ok highly speculative I know and would need QM proof which I guess maybe does not work when fully considered but so is a fifth force is pretty speculative too ;) > On 25 May 2016, at 18:36, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow. This could definitely have implications for LENR. > > Surprised there is not more mention of it in the science news. > > SLAC has concluded that the particle could carry an extremely short-range > force that acts over distances only several times the width of an atomic > nucleus. This could be in the range of Holmlid’s claim for dense hydrogen. > > From: Russ George > > Here’s a lead on one of the great mysteries, just how is an electron coupled > to a neutron as clearly neutrons spit out electrons when they decay. > http://www.nature.com/news/has-a-hungarian-physics-lab-found-a-fifth-force-of-nature-1.19957 > > Of course if ordinary neutrons hold on to ordinary electrons, albeit weakly, > that could explain more than a few mysteries.
