Nuclear & Radiochemistry
3 terms
Gamma Emission
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
MeV
The release of high-energy electromagnetic radiation from a nucleus dropping to a lower energy state.
ᴬ_Z X* → ᴬ_Z X + γ
Geiger–Müller Counter
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
counts/s
An instrument that detects ionising radiation through the avalanche of ionisation it triggers in a low-pressure gas.
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Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Gy
The SI unit of absorbed radiation dose, equal to one joule of energy deposited per kilogram of matter.
1 Gy = 1 J/kg