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Re: Explanation of the positive E.S. charge
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: Explanation of the positive E.S. charge
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From: lod@pacbell.net
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 06:21:57 -0800
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Subscriber: lod@pacbell.net Fri Jan 31 23:06:54 1997
Richard Hull wrote:
> I would imagine with electron emission, this might be reduced a bit so that
> what we might be seeing is Rydberg atoms. I have always left this
> possibility open. Rydberg atoms are bipolar!! The outer electron orbital
> in a Rydberg can cause the atom to be a 100s of microns in diameter,
> orbiting over an area 10s of millions of times larger than the normal
> quantum number n=1. Rydbergs can easily attain n=100 or more.
What is a Rydberg atom?
-GL