radioactive-decay chain
1Radioactive 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).… …
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 heat — RTG pellet glowing red because of the heat generated by the radioactive decay of plutonium 238 dioxide, after a thermal isolation test. Decay heat is the heat released as a result of radioactive decay. This is when the radiation interacts with… …
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… …
5Radioactive waste — 2007 ISO radioactivity danger logo, designed in part for long term radioactive waste depositories which might survive into a far future time in which all knowledge of the meaning of present common radiation danger symbols and signs has been lost… …
6Nuclear chain reaction — A possible nuclear fission chain reaction. 1. A uranium 235 atom absorbs a neutron, and fissions into two new atoms (fission fragments), releasing three new neutrons and a large amount of binding energy. 2. One of those neutrons is absorbed by an …
7Beta decay — Nuclear physics Radioactive decay Nuclear fission Nuclear fusion Classical decays …
8Cluster decay — Nuclear physics Radioactive decay Nuclear fission Nuclear fusion Classical decays …
9Double beta decay — is a radioactive decay process where a nucleus releases two beta rays as a single process. In double beta decay, two neutrons in the nucleus are converted to protons, and two electrons and two electron antineutrinos are emitted. In the process of …
10Proton–proton chain reaction — The proton–proton chain reaction dominates in stars the size of the Sun or smaller. The proton–proton chain reaction is one of several fusion reactions by which stars convert hydrogen to helium, the primary alternative being the CNO cycle. The… …
