Search Results for: Alpha Decay

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Alpha Decay

A helium 4 nucleus (alpha particle) that emerges spontaneously from some heavy nucleus, e.g., plutonium.

Alpha Decay ExplainedOpen link in new window
Atomicarchive.com | (www.atomicarchive.com/Physics/Physics6.s...)
Definition of Alpha DecayOpen link in new window
Atomicarchive.com | (www.atomicarchive.com/Glossary/Glossary1...)
Nuclear Weapon BasicsOpen link in new window
NuclearFiles.org | (www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuc...)

See Also:

Radiation
Radioactivity
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