In reply to Eric Walker's message of Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:36:37 -0600: Hi, [snip] >On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 4:21 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: > >(I hope you can, because I can't ;). >> > >If you were to try to explain the mercury, on the assumption that it is not >contamination, what would be your guess? > >Eric
My guess, and that's really all it is, would be e.g.:- 184W+184W => 206Pb + 162Dy + 0.558 MeV 184W+184W => 208Pb + 160Dy + 0.011 MeV 184W+184W => 200Hg + 168Er + 1.086 MeV 184W+184W => 202Hg + 166Er + 0.863 MeV 184W+184W => 194Pt + 174Yb + 0.298 MeV 184W+184W => 196Pt + 172Yb + 0.494 MeV Actually any combination of the stable isotopes, with the exception of 182W+182W, will produce Hg. Now, you may ask how on Earth does one get two W atoms to fuse? Make an ion of one of them and accelerate it under influence of a high voltage field until it hits another one (for the HV, see my earlier post). This is just a single exothermic reaction, rather than a chain of reactions. Ken Shoulder's EV's may also play a role. As to whether or not this would produce sufficient Hg, I have no idea. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
