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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4877. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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The spontaneous decay of certain unstable atomic nuclei through the emission of alpha particles (helium nuclei), beta particles (electrons) or gamma radiation. This process, otherwise known as radioactive decay, changes (`transmutes') the original (`parent') atomic nucleus into a (`daughter') nucleus of another element. If the resulting nucleus is itself unstable, further radioactive decay will e...

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