Abstract
The existence of a low-mass pseudoscalar meson,phion (φ), is indirectly confirmed by the observation of the 15 hour24Na activity from irradiating a magnesium target by 11.5 MeV electrons. It is suggested the24Na activity results from the reaction24Mg(e, e’φ+)24Na, the cross-section for which is measured to be 4.1× l0-37cm2 at 11.5 MeV. The phion had previously been hypothesized as a constituent of the neutron, subsequently shown to be involved in the np interaction to bind the deuteron and in explaining the reason for the missing solar neutrinos. The results of Reines, Sobel and Pasierb in their recent reactor neutrino experiment, which they interpreted as evidence for neutrino oscillation, can also be explained by considering the effects of phions. The phion has existed only in theory, but if it does exist in reality, as the work described here indicates, many long-standing, and even recent problems in physios will now be explained.
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