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decay /de·cay/ (de-ka´) 1. the decomposition of dead matter. 2. the process of decline, as in aging. beta decay disintegration of the nucleus of an unstable radionuclide in which the mass number is unchanged, but atomic number is changed by 1, as a result of emission of a negatively or positively charged (beta) particle. tooth decay dental caries. beta decay, a type of radioactivity that results in the emission of beta particles, either electrons or positrons. See also beta particle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They highlight new results and developments in such topics as neutron electric dipole moment searches, neutron optics and interferometry, Standard Model tests using neutron beta decay, neutron facilities, neutron polarimetry, and nucleon-nucleon interactions. The upshot of each beta decay is an atom with a nucleus that contains one more proton than it did before. During her graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, she studied x-radiation caused by beta decay, and devised methods used for testing and proving an important theory. |
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