In reply to Eric Walker's message of Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:01:27 -0700: Hi, [snip] >One thing that could be happening is that the when there is a capture of a >single deuteron (assuming this is what is going on), the daughter is >short-lived in the case of the specific isotopes under investigation, and >either another capture will bring the nuclide up to a delta of Z=+4, or >else the daughter will decay into something else. The reason I do not like >simultaneous capture of 2 or 3 D at a single instant in time is that it >seems to me much less likely. I still think Ed's reasoning is doubtful and >that simultaneous capture is not the first thing I would assume. > In that case, why not get specific, and check what would be produced if a deuteron/neutron/proton were added to the starting material?
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
