Geiger-Nuttall law en · PROPN
Etymology
Formulated in 1911 by Hans Geiger and John Mitchell Nuttall.
Meanings
- A rule relating the decay constant of a radioactive isotope with the energy of the alpha particles emitted. Roughly speaking, it states that short-lived isotopes emit more energetic alpha particles than long-lived ones.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| the Geiger-Nuttall law | canonical | lexicographic |