I believe the thinking is that the fusion of DDL atoms begins with the formation of a DDL "pico-molecule". Meulenberg then proposes that the two electrons in combination (his Lochon) are involved in the fusion. When fusion would occur, the electrons are so close to the nucleus that they are highly coupled to the nucleus. So, an intermediate DDL He could form, but as part of the de-excitation of the nucleus, energy could be coupled from the nucleus to an electron to move it back to ground state (uses up ~511 keV) or completely ionize the atom by coupling more energy to the electron than is required to restore it to a ground state orbit. The fusion mechanics of such a "pico-molecule" are not very clear. Meulenberg has a paper entitled, "From the Naught Orbit to the 4He Excited State" that you might find interesting.
This business of DDL atoms other than hydrogen seems kind of fishy. An electron would have to descend from an s orbital to a DDL state that would be in a new orbital. 2 electrons in an s orbital are synchronized - it seems like this would have to be lost when an electron descends into a DDL state in a closer orbital. Somehow in the process of the electron giving up energy to enter the DDL state, that energy would have to be given to the other electrons. That energy is so great as to completely ionize the atom for small atomic number. I can't quite wrap my head around how this can happen. Bob Higgins On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 10:30 AM, H Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: > Also if two DDL hydrogens fuse is the product a DDL helium? > If they do then the product would tend to look like tritium. > > Harry >
