Scientists Make the First Observation of a Nucleus Decaying into Four Particles After Beta Decay (IMAGE)
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Image of particles that have emerged from the nucleus after it undergoes beta decay from this new decay mode. The resultant nucleus has broken apart into three helium nuclei (α) and one proton (p) originating from a single decay point (red circle).
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Image courtesy of J. Bishop
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