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单词 decay
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decay

Physics
  • The spontaneous transformation of one radioactive nuclide into a daughter nuclide, which may be radioactive or may not, with the emission of one or more particles or photons. The decay of N0 nuclides to give N nuclides after time t is given by N=N0exp(−γ‎t), where γ‎ is called the decay constant or the disintegration constant. The reciprocal of the decay constant is the mean life. The time required for half the original nuclides to decay (i.e. NN0) is called the half-life of the nuclide. The same terms are applied to elementary particles that spontaneously transform into other particles. For example, a free neutron decays into a proton and an electron (see beta decay). See also alpha particle; Q-value.

    https://www.nist.gov/pml/radionuclide-half-life-measurements Values of radionuclide half-lives at the NIST website


Space Exploration
  • An unwanted descent in altitude of a satellite's orbit. This is usually due to a decrease in speed caused by aerodynamic drag. To counteract this effect, thrusters on a satellite must be fired occasionally to maintain its correct orbital station. A satellite that descends low enough into the atmosphere to burn up is called a decayed satellite.


Chemistry
  • 1. The spontaneous transformation of one radioactive nuclide into a daughter nuclide, which may be radioactive or may not, with the emission of one or more particles or photons. The decay of N0 nuclides to give N nuclides after time t is given by N = N0exp(–γ‎t), where γ‎ is called the decay constant or the disintegration constant. The reciprocal of the decay constant is the mean life. The time required for half the original nuclides to decay (i.e. N = ½‎N0) is called the half-life of the nuclide. The same terms are applied to elementary particles that spontaneously transform into other particles. For example, a free neutron decays into a proton and an electron.

    2. The reversion of excited states of atoms or molecules to the ground state.


Chemical Engineering
  • The spontaneous transformation of one radioactive nuclide into another radionuclide, or into another energy state of the same nuclide with the emission of one or more particles or protons. The decay of No number of nuclides to give N number of nuclides after a period of time t is given by N=No exp(γt) where γ is known as the decay constant.


Biology
  • See decomposition.


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