Eric, Never mind. Entirely my mistake.
I totally forgot to include gammas released during the neutron captures. These can be significant. --- Lou Pagnucco I wrote -- > Eric, > > You may be correct, but using data from Wikipedia's "Isotopes of nickel" > page at URL -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_nickel > the only naturally occuring stable isotopes of nickel are: > > 58Ni, 60Ni, 61Ni, 62Ni, 64Ni > > The only neutron captures that can occur with measurable probability > in lab time frame are: > 58Ni + n --> 59Ni (59Ni half life = 76,000 years) > [...} > Do you suggest that the neutron captures result in gammas, or > [...]
