beta particle betydelse and definition

Exempel på beta particle

• That was the dangerous kind, because both beta particles and gamma rays could penetrate clothing and skin. 

• The beta particles emanating from radium were soon identified with the electrons of the cathode ray. 

• They are much larger than beta particles, and have less penetrative power. 

• He turned to aluminium, which emitted an alpha particle and produced sodium, which then decayed into magnesium by beta particle emission.

• In other cases the product nucleus is unstable and decays, typically emitting protons, electrons (beta particle) or alpha particles.

• He tried lead, without success, and then fluorine in the form of calcium fluoride, which emitted an alpha particle and produced nitrogen, decaying into oxygen by beta particle emission.

• There are several different kinds of these particles, but the majority are alpha particles, beta particles, neutrons, and protons.

• Count rates are normally associated with the measurements of particles, such as alpha particles and beta particles.