Re: flight of a neutron

"Dr. Convection" wrote:
>
> I'm really lazy. Could some energetic person please do a calculation for me.
> ... The half life of a neutron at rest is about 15 minutes after which it
> decays into a proton and an electron. That's why neutrons are prefered for
> the catalysis of nuclear reactions. ... Suppose you had a 14.1 MeV neutron,
> the result of D + T -> He4 + n ... And that neutron shot out into the
> vacuum of space. .. The relavistic time dilation at that energy would be
> considerable. ... The rest frame15 minute half life would be extended
> considerably. How much? And what would be the distance traveled on average
> at what % of the speed of light, c?
>
> The steady state theory, a model developed in 1948 by Fred Hoyle, Thomas
> Gold and Hermann Bondi required the creation of hydrogen atoms mysteriously
> in the vacuum of space. 1948 predates knowledge of 14.1 MeV fusion neutrons.
> Maybe big bang cosmology is a pile of horse ***. Comments?

Hey stooopid, 14 MeV of kinetic energy (what makes you think /_\H all
goes into the neutron?) in a GeV/c^2 particle does not shoot it
relativistic.

If you know nothing, post in kind. You are too goddamned lazy (or
lame) to look up a neutron's half-life. FOaD.

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