Nutrino traps -Reply

[Scott Horton <HORTONS@EM.AGR.CA>]

>Nutrons, on the other hand, are very real threat, and not just to large
>lifeforms. A nutron star, passing anywhere near our solar system,
>would be a serious plroblem. Surely this is what was meant. If Nemesis
>exists, what if it is a nutron star? Bombardment by comets from the oort
>cloud, and a BIG dose of nutron radiation, would be a one two
>combination that could result in the K-T event. I think the bombardment
>alone would (did) do the trick, but we're talkin' theory there as well.
>Maybe the irridium deposits are a byproduct of nutron radiation reacting
>with upper atmosphere dust after "the" impact.

I mostly agree with what you say, except that neutron stars do not emit 
neutron radiation (they are called neutron stars because they are
composed of neutrons). The comet impact by itself would be quite
sufficient.