Sentence examples for radioactive disintegration from inspiring English sources

Electron capture, one of three processes of radioactive disintegration known as beta decay.

The helium and some of the argon found in natural gas are products of natural radioactive disintegration.

Alpha decay, type of radioactive disintegration in which some unstable atomic nuclei dissipate excess energy by spontaneously ejecting an alpha particle.

Beta particle, electron (unit negative charge) or positron (unit positive charge) spontaneously emitted by certain unstable atomic nuclei in the radioactive disintegration process of beta decay.

Branching, radioactive disintegration of a particular species of unstable atomic nucleus or subatomic particle that occurs by two or more different decay processes.

Internal bremsstrahlung arises in the radioactive disintegration process of beta decay, which consists of the production and emission of electrons (or positrons, positive electrons) by unstable atomic nuclei or the capture by nuclei of one of their own orbiting electrons.

Natural radon consists of three isotopes, one from each of the three natural radioactive-disintegration series (the uranium, thorium, and actinium series).

Therefore, radium occurs naturally only as a disintegration product in the three natural radioactive decay series (thorium, uranium, and actinium series).

This experimental count, however, must be interpreted in the light of a thorough knowledge of the particular manner of radioactive decay in the sample material, because some sources emit more than one particle or photon per disintegration.

Soddy worked with Rutherford on the disintegration of radioactive elements.

Gamma rays are produced in the disintegration of radioactive atomic nuclei and in the decay of certain subatomic particles.