parent decay
1parent element — parent element, Physics. an element that yields an isotope or daughter element through radioactive decay or nuclear bombardment …
2Decay chain — In nuclear science, the decay chain refers to the radioactive decay of different discrete radioactive decay products as a chained series of transformations. Most radioactive elements do not decay directly to a stable state, but rather undergo a… …
3Decay energy — Nuclear physics Radioactive decay Nuclear fission Nuclear fusion Classical decays …
4Decay product — The decay chain from lead 212 down to lead 208, showing the intermediate decay products. In nuclear physics, a decay product (also known as a daughter product, daughter isotope or daughter nuclide) is the remaining nuclide left over from… …
5parent nuclide — noun The isotope whose radioactive decay product is a specific daughter nuclide …
6Radioactive decay — For particle decay in a more general context, see Particle decay. For more information on hazards of various kinds of radiation from decay, see Ionizing radiation. Radioactive redirects here. For other uses, see Radioactive (disambiguation).… …
7Cluster decay — Nuclear physics Radioactive decay Nuclear fission Nuclear fusion Classical decays …
8Particle decay — is the spontaneous process of one elementary particle transforming into other elementary particles. During this process, an elementary particle becomes a different particle with less mass and an intermediate particle such as W boson in muon decay …
9beta decay — Physics. a radioactive process in which a beta particle is emitted from the nucleus of an atom, raising the atomic number of the atom by one if the particle is negatively charged, lowering it by one if positively charged. [1930 35] * * * Any of… …
10Alpha 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 …
