Do you mean that you witnessed decays of (Cu64 or Cu66) AND (W185 or W187) in Russ experiment ? Arnaud
-----Original Message----- From: Jürg Wyttenbach <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:52 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Vo]:ni and ca Unluckily there are some exceptions with Cu/W and there may be more. J.W. Am 04.08.19 um 00:45 schrieb [email protected]: > In reply to Jürg Wyttenbach's message of Sat, 3 Aug 2019 19:00:53 +0200: > Hi, > [snip] >> Adding H* to any useful isotope would result in a much better energy >> gain in the range of 1..8 MeV at best. Adding H* is neutron like and >> not always harmless... > I would have thought that adding H* would only be neutron like when addition > of > a neutron would result in a more stable nucleus than addition of a proton. > IOW, > I think nature prefers to create stable nuclei, when possible. > In the case of H* it can either add both the proton & the electron in an > enhanced electron capture reaction, or just add the proton, and eject the > electron. IOW it has a choice, and I suspect it will usually choose the path > that leads to a stable nucleus. > > [snip] > Regards, > > > Robin van Spaandonk > > local asymmetry = temporary success > > > -- Jürg Wyttenbach Bifangstr.22 8910 Affoltern a.A. 044 760 14 18 079 246 36 06
