Positively charged particles and free electrons are left behind after the collisions. Devices that are used to detect radioactivity are based on the ionizing ability of radiation. One such device is ...
The IAEA's Marine Radioactivity Information System (MARIS) allows free access to users to search and download the results of measurements of radioactivity in seawater, biota, sediment and suspended ...
At the Suncor Oil Refinery in Commerce City, some air pollution is visible to the naked eye. But a new study found another unexpected, and invisible, contaminant: radioactivity.
All types of radiation become less intense as they travel further away from the radioactive material. This is because the particles or rays become more spread out. The thicker the substance, the ...
Constitution of Atomic Nuclei and Radioactivity. By G. Gamow. (The International Series of Monographs on Physics.) Pp.viii + 114.(Oxford: Clarendon Press; London: Oxford University Press ...