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BRANCHING DECAY [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Chemistry
DEF

Radioactive decay of a nuclide which can proceed in two or more different ways.

CONT

In radioactivity, branching denotes the occurrence of more than one mode of disintegration by a radionuclide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Chimie
DEF

Désintégration radioactive d'un nucléide qui peut se dérouler de deux ou plusieurs façons différentes.

CONT

On connaît à présent de nombreux cas d'embranchements, c'est-à-dire de radioéléments présentant deux modes de désintégration différents.

Spanish

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