[AR] Re: SV: Re: Nitrating C60

  • From: George Herbert <george.herbert@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:04:15 -0700

Ozone-14, O14 has half life 70 s (versus 122 for O15) and is slightly lighter.

O14 decays via the Beta-plus mechanism to N14, giving NO2 which is known 
hypergolic with Ozone.

This was a coproduct of my and John Schilling's imaginations...


George William Herbert
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> On Mar 13, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Jonathan Goff <jongoff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> You thinking of Ozone-15?
> 
> ~Jon
> 
>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Derek Lyons <fairwater@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> While funny as heck, that's actually not the one...
>> 
>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 5:00 AM, Keld Laursen <kl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Some of the story is available here:
>> > http://www.spacebanter.com/archive/index.php?t-54580.html
>> >
>> > From my site, it seems like the original site is gone or unreachable:
>> >  http://www.retro.com/hooocch/acezone.html
>> >
>> > /Keld Laursen
>> > Danish Space Challenge
>> >
>> > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>> > Fra: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] På
>> > vegne af Jim Davis
>> > Sendt: 13. marts 2015 12:13
>> > Til: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Emne: [AR] Re: Nitrating C60
>> >
>> > Search for HOOCCH or HOOOCCH or some such. The exact number of Os and Cs
>> > escapes me.
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPad
>> >
>> >> On Mar 13, 2015, at 2:28 AM, Derek Lyons <fairwater@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 8:49 AM, Dave McMillan <skyefire@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>    Well, as long as we're talking about purely *theoretical*
>> >>> fuels.... :)
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> I wish I could remember the one that George Herbert once proposed - a
>> >> radioactive monopropellant, IIRC it had a half life of fifteen minutes
>> >> and was hypergolic with it's daughter product.
>> >>
>> >> D.
>> >>
>> >
> 

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