Re:Antiproton Orbiting Helium Ion
by ncmncm on Thursday March 17, 2022 @04:53AM
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No. The anti-proton is 1836x as massive as an electron. This makes its wavelength very short, so its lowest orbit very close to the nucleus, close enough that it has non-negligible amplitude to interact directly with a nuclear proton.
Also, its higher-orbital energy levels are very close to one another, so it is easy for it to spit out a very low-energy photon and drop to the next orbit down.
Also, its higher-orbital energy levels are very close to one another, so it is easy for it to spit out a very low-energy photon and drop to the next orbit down.