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21Polonium — (] [cite journal author = Momoshima N., Song L.X., Osaki S.,Maeda Y., title = Biologically induced Po emission from fresh water journal =J Environ Radioact. year = 2002 volume = 63 issue = 2 pages = 187–197 doi =10.1016/S0265 931X(02)00028 0]… …
22Fission track dating — is a radiometric dating technique based on analyses of the damage trails, or tracks, left by fission fragments in certain uranium bearing minerals and glasses. Uranium 238 undergoes spontaneous fission decay at a known rate. The fragments emitted …
23Telecentric lens — A telecentric lens is a compound lens which has its entrance or exit pupil at infinity; in the prior case, this produces an orthographic view of the subject. This means that the chief rays (oblique rays which pass through the center of the… …
24List of crimes involving radioactive substances — This is a list of criminal (or arguably, allegedly, or potentially criminal) acts involving radioactive substances. Inclusion in this list does not necessarily imply that anyone involved was guilty of a crime. Contents 1 Use of alpha emitters for …
25Atom — The atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element. An atom has an electron cloud consisting of negatively charged electrons surrounding a dense nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged… …
26Mars Observer — Artist rendering of Mars Observer in orbit around Mars. Operator NASA / JPL …
27Radiant energy — Visible light (a form of radiant energy) scattered by fog in a forest. Radiant energy is the energy of electromagnetic waves.[1] The quantity of radiant energy may be calculated by integrating radiant flux (or power) with respect to time and …
28Institute for Transuranium Elements — The Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU) is a European Commission nuclear research institute in Karlsruhe, Germany. The ITU is one of the seven institutes of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), a Directorate General of the European Commission… …
29Deuterium arc lamp — A deuterium arc lamp (or simply deuterium lamp) is a low pressure gas discharge light source often used in spectroscopy when a continuous spectrum in the ultraviolet region is needed. Contents 1 Principle of operation 2 Deuterium lamp spectra 3… …
30Actinide — The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki had a plutonium charge.[1] The actinide or actinoid (IUPAC nomenclature) series encompasses the 15 metallic chemical elements with atomic numbers from 89 to 103, actinium thro …
