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121Relative biological effectiveness — (RBE) is a health physics concept introduced in the 1950s, after it was noted that different types of radiation might affect living organisms differently. A higher RBE equates with greater biological damage for equivalent radiation exposure.The… …
122Civil Defense geiger counters — Most Civil Defense Geiger Counters and ion chamber survey meters were issued by the governmental Civil Defense organizations in several countries from the 1950s in the midst of the Cold War in an effort to help prepare citizens for a nuclear… …
123Curium — This article is about the chemical element. For the ancient city located in Cyprus, see Kourion. americium ← curium → berkelium …
124Nuclear MASINT — Intelligence Cycle Management Collection Management MASINT Electro optical MASINT Nuclear MASINT Geophysical MASINT Radar MASINT Materials MASINT Radiofrequency MASINT Nuclear MASINT is one of the six major subdisciplines generally accepted to… …
125Nuclear fission product — Nuclear fission products are the atomic fragments left after a large atomic nucleus fissions. Typically, a large nucleus like that of uranium fissions by splitting into two smaller nuclei, along with a few neutrons and a large release of energy… …
126atom — /at euhm/, n. 1. Physics. a. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical… …
127Alpha decay — 2 less. For example:(The second form is preferred because the first form appears electrically unbalanced. Fundamentally, the recoiling nucleus is very quickly stripped of two electrons to neutralize the ionized helium cation.)An alpha particle is …
128Nuclear technology — A residential smoke detector is the most familiar piece of nuclear technology for some people Nuclear technology is technology that involves the reactions of atomic nuclei. Among the notable nuclear technologies are nuclear power, nuclear… …
