English Explanatory Dictionary

Geiger-Nuttall law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. 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.

Word forms

Geiger-Nuttall law the Geiger-Nuttall law

Etymology

Formulated in 1911 by Hans Geiger and John Mitchell Nuttall.

Synonyms

Geiger-Nuttall rule
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