In reply to Jones Beene's message of Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:16:36 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Let me backtrack If we follow the credo that experiment rules and that >Holmlid appears to be making muons, then the scenario which makes the most >sense could be that SPP are indeed extending the life of cosmic muons, which >then accumulate giving the appearance that they are being made. > >In effect, we do not need to make them so much as keep them from decaying. > >Is the glow stick all about (drum roll) zombie muons ?
Unfortunately, the lifetime of the muon is not the only problem. They tend to get "stuck" orbiting heavier nuclei, and are thus removed from the fusion chain. So even if their lifetime were severely extended, they probably wouldn't catalyze all that many reactions each anyway. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
