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Comet Ions
Comet ions range in
size from 10 -7
centimeters in diameter with a mass of 10 -21
grams to the sizes of antiprotons and positions. Antimatter comet ions
are
produced when solar wind & interstellar
dust particles collide with the comet's nucleus. The
comet ions are similar to
ions in the solar
wind except
the ions are composed of antimatter.
Their kinetic energy, mass (density 2 grams/cm3),
diameters, & matter-antimatter energy are:
Kinetic Energy
(30 km/sec) |
Mass
(grams) |
Diameter
(centimeters) |
Matter-Antimatter Energy |
| 4.5 x 10 -9
ergs |
10 -21
g |
10 -7
cm |
9 x 10
-1 ergs |
| 4.5 x 10 -12
ergs |
10 -24
g |
10 -8
cm |
9 x 10
-4 ergs |
| 4.5 x 10 -15
ergs |
10 -27
g |
10 -9
cm |
9 x 10
-7 ergs |
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The energy released from matter &
antimatter collisions is 200 million times larger than
the Kinetic Energy
of the particles [2 times (Speed of light divided by 30 kilometers/sec) 2
].
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Antiproton mass is 1.67 x 10 -24
grams & positron mass is 9.11 x 10-28 grams
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Because
antimatter has similar characteristics as matter, scientists have mistakenly assumed that the
coma's was composed of matter rather than
matter & antimatter.
(See Periodic Table of
Matter & Antimatter Elements).
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