a nucleus would decay to two protons by emitting two electrons. This form has never been observed. If neutrino-less double-beta decay exists, it would mean that the neutrino has mass and is what scientists call a Majorana particle. These are particles that are identical...
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Deuterium is one of only five stable nuclides that has an odd number of both protons and neutrons. In most atoms, odd numbers of protons and neutrons are unstable with respect to beta decay. The presence of deuterium has been confirmed on other planets in the solar system and in the spectr...
Antimatter is the twin of almost all the subatomic particles that make up our universe. The matter in our universe comes in many forms—solids, liquids, gasses, and plasmas. These forms of matter all consist of subatomic particles that give matter its mass and volume. These particles includepr...
Beta particles, being a lot smaller than alpha particles, can penetrate deeper than can their far more massive counterparts. Another type of beta particle is the positron, which occurs as a result of the decay of neutrons in the nucleus. These particles have the same mass as electrons, but ...
2) If neutrinoless double beta decay searches are negative and a next generation ordinary beta decay experiment detects the neutrino mass scale, can we conclude that neutrinos are Dirac particles? 3) If neutrinoless double beta decay is observed with a large neutrino mass element, what is the ...
In this lesson, you'll learn what nuclear fission is, how it works, and what it has to do with Einstein's theory of relativity. You'll also be...
A kilonova is a bright blast of electromagnetic radiation that happens when two neutron stars or a neutron star and a stellar-mass black hole collide and merge. When these collisions occur, a vast amount of material is ejected from theneutron stars, the ultradense cores of massive stars that...