Nuclear & Radiochemistry
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Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Gamma Emission
The release of high-energy electromagnetic radiation from a nucleus dropping to a lower energy state.
Nuclear & RadiochemistryGeiger–Müller Counter
An instrument that detects ionising radiation through the avalanche of ionisation it triggers in a low-pressure gas.
Nuclear & RadiochemistryGray
The SI unit of absorbed radiation dose, equal to one joule of energy deposited per kilogram of matter.