In reply to Jones Beene's message of Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:04:52 -0700 (PDT): Hi, [snip] >Robin, > > >>The other would be 62Ni + (hy) --> 63Cu. > >RvS: The latter reaction is far less likely, because the Coulomb barrier is >much >higher for Ni than for Na. > >Yes. That is the traditional viewpoint for a charged particle but if the Hy is >neutral, up until it gets within range of the strong force, then essentially >the Coulomb barrier does not figure in.
Hydrinos are generally still so large, that they don't directly come within range of the strong force. That implies that tunneling is still the mechanism, and hence the Coulomb barrier does play a role. This remains true unless minimal sized Hydrinos can form, and even then only if the radius goes as the square of the quantum number, rather than linearly as it does according to Mills. [snip] >But yes - I think that the sodium to magnesium route is where things would be >more likely to be happening, and once again - why not at least make the >minimum effort to look for magesium? [snip] I agree that it should be looked for, however take into account that it is also likely to be a minor contaminant in the Na before the start, and it would only take 23 micrograms of new Mg to account for the excess energy. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
