NUCLEAR ENERGY

 

CHARGE AND MASS-GAMMA PARTICLES-BETA RADIATION

 

By: Clarence l. Dulaney   

2226 Fairgreen Drive

Missouri City, TX 77489

e-mail  cldtx1@sbcglobal.net

 

CREATION OF CHARGE AND MASS

 

In an article in Scientific American1, G. Fishman and D. Hartmann state that electrons and positrons are formed from neutrinos in the atmosphere of “neutron” stars.  Since most establishment physicists postulate that neutrinos have virtually zero mass, this would amount to creating “massive” charges from “nothing”, 

 

It is here postulated that the charge creation process may occur in any star where the temperature is 106 K or higher, which takes in the cores of most stars2.  Rates of the reactions probably  increase with temperature.

 

Previously3 it has been postulated that neutrinos, N, and antineutrinos, A, have masses of about 1/3 that of an electron, and a radius of about 0.529 Å.  The neutrino has a -½, and the A a +½ spin.  This makes them polar, and they combine in some cases to form the AN with no resultant spin. 

 

To form an electron or positron  would require collision of three particles, which has a very low probability.  Therefore it is proposed that two AN’s collide, and energy is added by the high temperature medium.   2AN +energy = e- +A, or 2AN  + energy = e+ + N.  It is proposed that the energy source is a g-ray (actually g-particle, see below).  The energy of the g-particle is ½mec2. If the g-particle is an electron, the resulting created particle will be a positron and vice-versa.  Over time, the charges will even out.

 

After the electron is formed, it remains as such unless contacted by a positron, whereupon, it is “annihilated”, to become two gamma particles.  The positron may also attract AN's to protect itself, eventually becoming a proton.  This further increases the mass created from “nothing”.   About 5500 AN's are required.  Assuming a spherical proton, 17+ layers of  AN's would be required.   

 

 

 

GAMMA “PARTICLES”

 

There are three different gamma particles. When “free” electrons and positrons collide they annihilate, forming two particles that are propagated at speed c in opposite directions, to conserve momentum.  In each case, the charge becomes zero, being converted into magnetic energy4.  The mechanical energy of each is ½mec2.  When the particle is stopped, the charge is regained, along with the mechanical energy.

 

Because of the very high magnetic energy of the “single” gamma-particles, there should be interesting effects from application of very high magnetic “fields” to the rays.  As far as is known, such experiments have not been run, because the magnetic properties have not been expected.  It has been noted that small magnetic fields do not deflect gamma-particles, but probably the type particles involved were of the third type.

 

The third type of of gamma-particle is formed when a light speed electron penetrates to the center of a proton, and annihilates the central positron.  In addition to scattering 5500 AN's, the particle that is formed goes off at the speed of light, with both the electron and the positron.  Their spins and magnetic energies cancel each other.  The total  mechanical energy consists of that of the incoming electron plus the charge energy of the two particles, or  mec2 .  When this type is stopped, the fully charged electron and positron are recovered, along with the total mechanical energy,

 

Thus, in any case, formation of a gamma-particle converts charge to mechanical energy, and leads to transfer of energy over considerable distance.

 

Note that the methods used to measure the “wavelength” of gamma-particles is meaningless, since deflection by crystals slows the particle and dissipates some of its energy.  The gamma-particle has no wavelength.  

 

 

 

RADIATIONAL HEAT

 

         

It is known that radioactive substances produce heat5.  For example, a gram of Radiun (and its products) produces 140 cal/hr.  This amounts to 1.01 x 105MeV/sec.  This amount of heat would require the complete absorption of energy from 6.73 x 104 (1.5 MeV gamma-particles/sec.)  That the process is not a very efficient method of producing heat is shown in Appendix A,

 

It is here believed that production and absorption of energy in radioactivity is  brought about by gamma-particles.  Charge is converted to energy, and energy of the gamma particles is converted back to charge when the particles are brought to rest.  This is all brought about by the decrease of charge with speed by the formula e = e0(1 – (v/c)2)½

 

 

RADIOACTIVITY    

 

GAMMA- and BETA-  PARTICLE EMISSION FROM ALKALI  METALS

 

 

The lightest naturally occurring isotope that is radioactive6 is 19K40.  Potassium is an alkali metal, as are Li, Na, Rb, Cs and Fa.  Of these metals, Li has 2 natural isotopes, Na has one, K has 3, Rb has 2, Cs has one and Fa has no naturally occurring isotopes.  One each of the isotopes of K and Rb are radioactive. Both the radioactive isotopes emit B-, while the K isotope emits B+ and gammas also.  Is there a simple explanation for these facts?

 

First, we must explain why 3Li6 and 3Li7 are not radioactive7.   Both these isotopes are built on a 2He4 base.  The 6 isotope has 1 proton and one “neutron” which is actually a H atom2, which will henceforth be called “a”,  while the 7 isotope has 1 proton and 2a’s.  (Both also have a valence electron associated with the proton.)

 

It is postulated that the two particles (the p and a) of the 6 isotope are positioned 180° apart for minimum energy, while the 3 particles of the 7 isotope the p and 2 a's) are positioned at 120° apart.  It is also postulated that the He base is opaque to electrons, so that no g-particles can form. 

 

The three K isotopes all have one proton8, while the 40 isotope has 1a, and the 41 isotope has 2 a’s.  Once again, the 40 isotope has the particles positioned at 180°,  while the 41 isotope particles are positioned at 120°, this time about the “transparent” 18Ar38 core.  The particles of the 41 isotope cannot “see” each other directly.  For the 40 Isotope, there is direct vision possible, and at (long) intervals, the valence electron is excited to light velocity by the proton of the a.  Several things can happen.  One is that the electron can penetrate to the center of the proton and knock out the positron as a b+.  Another is that it can produce a gamma-particle by annihilation of the positron.  The third thing is that the electron may pass through (without interaction) as a B-.

 

The Rb system has 2 natural isotopes based on a 36Kr84 core9.  These are 85 which has 1 proton, and the 87 which has a proton and 2 a’s.  In the radioactive 87 isotope, the three particles are spaced at 120°.  In this case, the Kr base must be somewhat more “open” than the Ar is.  The valence electron “sees” the proton of one of the a’s (at long intervals), and is accelerated, but not to light speed, and is emitted as a 0.274 MeV b-.  

 

It is interesting to note that the artificially produced isotope  86 of Rb has the short half life of 18.66 days, again indicating the “transparency” of the Kr core.

 

The only other naturally occurring isotope10 with atomic weight less than 81Th is 71Lu176 which emits a b- and several gammas13..

 

 

REFERENCES 

 

 

1.     G. Fishman and D. Hartmann, “Gamma Bursts”, Sci. Amer., 277, July, 1977, p49.

2.     C. L. Dulaney, “What is an Atom”

3.     E. Novotny, “Introduction to Stellar Atmospheres and Interiors”,, Oxford University Press, NY,1973, p250ff

4.     C. l.. Dulaney, “Charge vs Speed”

5.     T. Osgood, A. Ruark, and E. Hutchinson, “Atoms, Radiation and Nuclei”, John Wiley and Sons, NY, 1964, p276

6.     G. F. Hull, “Elementary Modern Physics”, Macmillan and Co., NY, 1949, p454

7.     J. A. Dean, Ed.,”Lange’s handbook of Chemistry, 12th Edition”,  McGraw-Hill, NY, 1956, p 3-17

8.      J. A. Dean, ibid, p 3-21

9.     ibid, p 3-20,21

10.  ibid, p3-35

11.  ibid, p3-83

12.  ibid, p3-106

 

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APPENDIX  A

 

HEAT PRODUCTION BY RADIUM

 

A gram of Radium (and its products) produces5 1.40 cal/hr This is equivalent to 3.65 x 108 MeV/hr, or 1.01 x 105 MeV/sec.  Thus, it would require absorption of the entire energy of 6.73 x 104 1.5 MeV gamma-particles/sec.

 

 It will be assumed that the material is 100%  88Ra126 which has a half life if 1590 years12, or 5.02 x 1010 seconds.  Since there are 2.665 x 1021 atoms in the gram of Ra, There would, on average, be 2.55 x 1010  disintegrations/sec.  All of these involve gamma-particles, some leading to expulsion of alphas and/or B’s, both of which absorb energy. The residual heat is caused by partial or complete absorption of energy from the g-particles, (some of which are emitted without change). 

 

Thus, the heat energy produced is only 2.66 x 10-4 % effective (6.73 x 104/ 2,55 x 1010), based on absorption of all the energy from the disintegrations..

 

 

 

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