Physics

About Radionuclide Definition A Radionuclide (radioactive nuclide or radionuclides) is an unstable nuclide and thus degenerates emitting ionizing radiation. Although some physicists sometimes commonly used…

About Alpha Particle Definition Alpha Particle is a helium nucleus. It consists of the nucleus of an atom of helium, two protons and two neutrons…

About Primordial Nuclide Definition Primordial Nuclides or primordial isotopes are nuclides found on the earth that have existed in their current form since before Earth…

About Beta Decay Definition Beta Decay is a radioactive process in which an electron is emitted from the nucleus of a radioactive atom, along with…

About Alpha Decay Definition Alpha decay (α decay) is the phenomenon of emission of an alpha particle from a radioactive nucleus. When a nucleus emits…

About Environmental Radioactivity and Sources Definition Environmental Radiation is a termed of “Background Radiation.” It is produced by radioactive materials in the human environment. While…

Uses and Physical Effects of Ionizing Radiation Introduction Ionizing Radiation can modify physical, chemical, and biological properties of materials. Today’s market dynamics using industrial electron…

About Ionizing Radiation Definition Ionizing Radiation is radiation with enough energy so that during an interaction with an atom, it can remove tightly bound electrons…

About Radioactive Elements Definition Radioactive element does not have any stable isotopes, which means it may spontaneously degenerate. Radioactive elements include uranium, curium and thorium.…

About Cyclotron Definition Cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator that uses a constant magnetic field to hold charged particles in a circular spiral pattern.…

About Cherenkov radiation Definition Cherenkov radiation is named after the Russian physicist who first worked it out in detail, in 1934, Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov, he…

About Antiproton Definition Antiproton is actually stable but still of short life as any collision with proton means destruction of both with sudden burst of…