On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> -----Original Message----- > From: mix...@bigpond.com > In reply to H Veeder's message > > * Maybe it can all be done with shrunken lithium... Lithino > > ... or maybe the apparent Rossi reaction of Ni58 -> Ni 62 can be > accomplished with a known particle, which is halo-lithium or Li-11. > > This isotope has four excess neutrons - located far away from the nucleus > and that is the only reason to mention it - since it can provide a > hypothetical model for a (virtual) kind transfer mechanism in one step. > (admittedly never before seen in fizzix :-) > > The look-a-like atom which makes this arguable is composed of Li-7 and four > virtual neutrons (DDL) instead of four real neutrons. But given that Li-11 > is real, then this explanation cannot be ignored to the extent Bianchini's > analysis of the spectacular accumulation of Ni-62 is correct. > > I don't understand...does the resulting Ni62 contain four virtual neutrons? > This is the only way I can imagine avoiding a three or four body reaction > to > transfer four neutrons, and even then it makes far more sense to say that > it > cannot happen at all. But we have to cover all the bases, just in case... > > A halo atom of Li-11 has a short half-life - but perhaps it is long enough > for lithium to act as a transfer agent, and perhaps it is longer-lived with > virtual neutrons than real neutrons. These would derive from the initial > hydrogen being reduced to redundant ground states so there are several > miracles involved, including the one where the Li-7 loses a core neutron to > become Li-6. > > Jones > > harry
