In reply to Jones Beene's message of Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:22:55 -0800: Hi, [snip] >From: Bob Higgins > >* Given the recent discussion of Holmlid, it makes me wonder if the the >proton ejection branch could be from sudden breakup of the hydrogen anion >electron shielding from deep within the Ni atom, causing sudden Coulombic >repulsion of the proton. > >Yes. This makes much more sense than any kind of fusion where the barrier of >nickel is the highest of all elements and gamma rays are expected.
Prompt gammas are not expected if the reaction energy is carried away by a heavy fast particle such as a proton. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
