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Beta decay. 2 connected concepts: Fermium (related to), Enrico Fermi (related to).

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Beta decay

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Summary

In nuclear physics, beta decay (β-decay) is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits a beta particle, transforming into an isobar of that nuclide.

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formulated the theoretical model for the process
Fermi proposed a successful theory of beta decay in 1933, which introduced the concept of the neutrino and the weak interaction.
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Synthesis process
The production of fermium from uranium involves a series of neutron captures followed by successive beta decays to increase the atomic number.
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