In reply to Jürg Wyttenbach's message of Sat, 3 Aug 2019 19:00:53 +0200: Hi, [snip] >Adding H* to any useful isotope would result in a much better energy >gain in the range of 1..8 MeV at best. Adding H* is neutron like and >not always harmless...
I would have thought that adding H* would only be neutron like when addition of a neutron would result in a more stable nucleus than addition of a proton. IOW, I think nature prefers to create stable nuclei, when possible. In the case of H* it can either add both the proton & the electron in an enhanced electron capture reaction, or just add the proton, and eject the electron. IOW it has a choice, and I suspect it will usually choose the path that leads to a stable nucleus. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk local asymmetry = temporary success
