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BETA EMITTER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-energy beta emitter
1, record 1, English, low%2Denergy%20beta%20emitter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low energy beta source 2, record 1, English, low%20energy%20beta%20source
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tritium is a low-energy beta emitter commonly used as a radiotracer in research and in self-powered lightings and some "glow-in-the-dark" paints. The electrons from beta emission from tritium are so low in energy that a Geiger counter can not be used to detect them. 1, record 1, English, - low%2Denergy%20beta%20emitter
Record 1, Key term(s)
- low-energy beta source
- low energy beta emitter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- émetteur bêta mou
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9metteur%20b%C3%AAta%20mou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- émetteur bêta mous 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9metteur%20b%C3%AAta%20mous
correct, masculine noun
- émetteur de bêta de faible énergie 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9metteur%20de%20b%C3%AAta%20de%20faible%20%C3%A9nergie
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le langage des techniciens du nucléaire, le tritium est un bêta mou (émetteur bêta de très faible énergie), le carbone 14 et l'iode 120 sont eux aussi des émetteurs de bêta de faible énergie. Ces trois gaz sont difficilement décelables. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9metteur%20b%C3%AAta%20mou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Atomic Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- radium-223
1, record 2, English, radium%2D223
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- radium 223 2, record 2, English, radium%20223
correct
- actinium X 2, record 2, English, actinium%20X
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Actinium-227, a decay product of uranium-235, is a beta emitter with a 21, 6-year half-life. Its principal decay products are thorium-227(8. 5-day half-life), radium-223(11. 4-day half-life), and a number of short-lived products including radon, bismuth, polonium, and lead isotopes. 1, record 2, English, - radium%2D223
Record 2, Key term(s)
- actinium-X
- Ra 223
- Ra-223
- Ac X
- Ac-X
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Physique atomique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- radium 223
1, record 2, French, radium%20223
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- actinium X 1, record 2, French, actinium%20X
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radioélément de période 11,7 jours. [...] C'est un produit de la désintégration de l'uranium 238. 1, record 2, French, - radium%20223
Record 2, Key term(s)
- radium-223
- Ra 223
- Ra-223
- actinium X
- Ac X
- Ac-X
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-01-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- actinium 227
1, record 3, English, actinium%20227
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- actinium-227 2, record 3, English, actinium%2D227
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Actinium-227, a decay product of uranium-235, is a beta emitter with a 21. 6-year half-life. Its principal decay products are thorium-227..., radium-223..., and a number of short-lived products including radon, bismuth, polonium, and lead isotopes. In equilibrium with its decay products, it is a powerful source of alpha rays. 2, record 3, English, - actinium%20227
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Ac 227
- Ac-227
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- actinium 227
1, record 3, French, actinium%20227
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- Ac 227 2, record 3, French, Ac%20227
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- actinium-227 3, record 3, French, actinium%2D227
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radioélément de période d'une durée de 21,6 ans. 4, record 3, French, - actinium%20227
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dès le début de son séjour au laboratoire Curie, Marguerite Perey avait été amenée à étudier un élément encore peu connu, l'actinium 227. Ce radioélément naturel accompagne toujours les terres rares dont il est très difficile à séparer en raison de l'analogie des propriétés chimiques. [...] Elle découvre [...] une faible anomalie dans l'évolution de l'activité P de l'actinium fraîchement purifié de ses descendants. Le rayonnement P de l'actinium 227 a une énergie si faible qu'il n'avait jamais été observé et le descendant immédiat, le thorium 237, ne devait se former qu'avec une période d'une vingtaine de jours. 5, record 3, French, - actinium%20227
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On le trouve à l'état naturel. 4, record 3, French, - actinium%20227
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Ac-227
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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