On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Robert Ellefson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > In any case, I really do not wield the depth of knowledge in chemistry or > physics to proclaim particular reactions as being correct or not, I am > simply trying to apply match what may be possible with what has been > observed. I think the unusual and dynamic nature of this system requires > that we consider reaction pathways that lie outside of > previously-characterized reaction domains. For me, a prime example of this > is the recently-released work from YK Bae on MIMS. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastable_Innershell_Molecular_State <<Metastable Innershell Molecular State (MIMS) is a class of ultra-high-energy short-lived molecules have the binding energy up to 1,000 times larger and bond length up to 100 times smaller than typical molecules. MIMS is formed by inner-shell electrons that are normally resistant to molecular formation. However, in stellar conditions, the inner-shell electrons become reactive to form molecular structures (MIMS) from combinations of all elements in the periodic table. MIMS upon dissociation can emit x-ray photons with energies up to 100 keV at extremely high conversion efficiencies from compression energy to photon energy. MIMS is predicted to exist and dominate radiation processes in extreme astrophysical environments, such as large planet cores, star interiors and black hole surroundings. There, MIMS is predicted to enable highly energy-efficient transformation of the stellar compression energy into the radiation energy.>> << MIMS can be also formed with two different elements.[18] Currently, such heteronucleus MIMS formed with H+ and He+ with other elements are proposed to be observed in H+ and He+ impact on a range of solids. Based on Equation of States (EOS) of materials,[6][7] it can be predicted that pressures required to form homonucleus L-shell MIMS are on the order of 100 Mbar (10 TPa), while homonucleus K-shell MIMS on the order of 10 – 100 Gbar (1,000 – 10,000 TPa). Pressures required to form heteronucleus MIMS are predicted to be considerably smaller than that for homonucleus MIMS. >> Harry
