beta-decay spectrum

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beta-decay spectrum [′bād·ə di′kā ‚spek·trəm]

(nuclear physics)

The distribution in energy or momentum of the beta particles arising from a nuclear disintegration process.

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No references found			Factoring in both the positional dependence of the effciency and the beta-decay spectrum of the electrons, we obtain a detection effciency of (48 [+ or -] 6) % when photomultiplier tube (PMT) threshold levels are set to three or more photoelectrons (see Ref. Determination of the neutron lifetime using magnetically trapped ... by Huffman, P.R. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology However, this tail end of the tritium beta-decay spectrum has a puzzling feature. Zeroing in on the elusive neutrino's mass by Peterson, Ivars / Science News Koonin of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena has now shown that electrons surrounding an atomic nucleus have a discernible but hitherto overlooked effect on a given radioactive isotope's beta-decay spectrum. Unraveling the details of beta decay by Science News			beta particle Beta particles Beta Persei beta plane Beta Radiation beta random variable beta ray beta reduction beta rhythm beta rule beta site beta software Beta Spectrometer Beta Spectroscopy Beta tape beta taxonomy beta test beta test site beta testing beta version beta weight beta-absorption gage beta-blocker beta-carotene beta-cutoff frequency beta-decay spectrum beta-gamma survey meter beta-lactamase beta-ray spectrometer Beta/VHS debacle Betab, Abdulkhak Sufi Betacam Betacam SX betacyanin betafite Betaherpesvirinae betaine Betal Edykovich Kalmykov Betal Kalmykov betalain Betamax Betamaxed betamethasone Betancourt, Romulo Betancourt, Rómulo Betania betanin betaphile betatron betatron oscillations betaware			Beta-blockers beta-blocking agent Beta-Carboline Carboxylic Acid Ethyl Ester beta-carboline indoleamine alkaloid beta-carboline indoleamine alkaloid beta-carboline indoleamine alkaloid beta-carboline indoleamine alkaloid Beta-Carboxyethyl Acrylate Beta-Cardone beta-carotene beta-carotene beta-carotene Beta-Casein-Like Protein Beta-Casomorphin-8 Beta-catenin Beta-cell Beta-cell Beta-cell Beta-Cell Inward Rectifier Subunit Beta-cells Beta-cells Beta-cells beta-cutoff frequency beta-cyano-l-alanine Beta-Cyclodextrin Piroxicam-Tramadol Beta-cyclodextrine Beta-cyclodextrins Beta-decay Beta-decay Beta-decay beta-decay spectrum Beta-distribution beta-endorphin beta-endorphin beta-endorphin beta-endorphin Beta-Endorphin-Like Immunoreactivity Beta-endorphine Beta-endorphine Beta-Estradiol Benzoate beta-fetoprotein beta-folded domains beta-folded domains beta-folded domains beta-folded domains beta-fructofuranosidase beta-fructofuranosidase beta-fructofuranosidase Beta-galactosidase beta-gamma bridge beta-gamma bridging beta-gamma bridging beta-gamma bridging beta-gamma bridging beta-gamma bridging beta-gamma survey meter Beta-globulins Beta-globulins Beta-globulins beta-glucocerebrosidase Beta-Glucosaminidase Enzyme-Release Assay

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