Published 1995
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Journal article
History of the unraveling of the natural decay series
Description
Milestones in the subject of radioactivity, which were important to the unraveling of natural decay series, have been identified and described. The interplay between all these issues is very complex, and some aspects of the development of the uranium series is discussed as an example, the thorium and actinium series evolved in a similar way from research by many of the same people. All three series as understood in 1913 are compared with their present-day representation. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiochimica Acta
- Journal Volume
- 70-71
- Series
- Special issue on one hundred years after the discovery of radioactivity.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 31-37.
- ISSN
- 0033-8230
- CODEN
- RAACAP
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 27042786
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Is Lead record
- Yes
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTINIUM ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY; ASTATINE ISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY; BISMUTH ISOTOPES; FRANCIUM 223; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; LEAD ISOTOPES; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; PROTACTINIUM ISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; THALLIUM ISOTOPES; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DECAY; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FRANCIUM ISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR DECAY; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES