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The Law of Radioactive Decay
Java Applet simulating the random decay of 1000 radioactive nuclei, comparing this with the theory
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Half Life
A simple model to show random decay (in this case pixels within a grid)
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Halflife
Halflife is the amount of time it takes for half of the atoms in a sample to decay. Find out more here.
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Hyperphysics - Cobalt-60
Decay of Cobalt-60, history and nonconservation of parity.
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Hyperphysics - Beta Radioactivity
Description of beta decay with energy spectrum and discussion of positron, with good links to other sites.
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Nuclear Wallet Cards
A booklet presenting selected properties (atomic number, spin, parity, half life, decay mode) of all known nuclides and their known isomeric states
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Energy from Matter
History and ideas of fission and fusion including decay chains and the energy equivalence equation. Nobel winners listed.
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Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
Good simple revision guide for UK A level standard, includes topics such as atomic structure, radioactivity and decay equations.
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Neutrino
The electron neutrino (a lepton) was first postulated in 1930 by Fermi to explain why the electrons in beta decay were not emitted with the full reaction energy of the nuclear transition.
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How Nuclear Radiation Works
A brief description of how Nuclear Radiation works from HowStuffWorks.com. Covering atomic structure, particles, radioactive decay, applications, naturally occurring isotopes.
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