On Wed, 23 Apr 2008, Cedric Chang wrote:

> Good info.  I was calculating based on AM TNT.   Are you saying AM  
> oxygen and "normal matter" nitrogen would not interact ?
> If that is true ; sounds like best bet is to use AM Nitrogen as the  
> explosive.  The AM nitrogen would eventually all convert even as it  
> was blown out into an ever expanding cloud.
> cc


If your story allows the use of antimater in the form of complete atoms 
(not just subatomic particals like anti-protons and positrons) then you 
might like to invent some exotic material that holds AM ions in a lattice 
of normal mater in a charged state - maybe something like selenium. Or 
maybe imprisoned in a bucky ball surrounded by complex charged molecules.

What about sticking it in a normal mater FET and keeping the potential 
just right so that it repels the other atoms near it. You could put lots 
of these in place and simply use a switch to trigger your device. You 
might use this tiny amount of AM as an initiator for a fussion device 
using hydrogen desolved in a lattice of palladium (say 500g). That would 
be really small (about half the size of a coke can) and have no radiation 
signature.

BTW large amounts of hydrogen desolved in metal palladium is dangerous to 
handle (another interesting twist to your story). A violent shock can 
cause it to explode.

:-)

Regards
Sergio
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