See my post in this thread as follows: RE: EXTERNAL: [Vo]:Rydbe​rg question from Francis
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:35 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:14:51 -0500: > Hi, > [snip] > >I think it is reasonable to assume that Rydberg atoms being far smaller > and > >more electrostatically nimble than the large molecule types will be > ionized > >by the micro-powder to protons that will accumulate inside the > >micro-cavities. > > Not many naked protons can accumulate inside a cavity because the Coulomb > force > will discourage others from entering. Furthermore, they are rapidly > neutralized > by free electrons from the metal lattice. > > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >
