Usually means: Nucleus emits helium nucleus spontaneously.
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  1. alpha decay: Merriam-Webster
  2. alpha decay: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  8. Alpha Decay, Alpha decay: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  13. alpha decay: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Alpha-decay, alpha decay: Encyclopedia

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  1. Alpha Decay: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  2. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)
  3. On-Line Biology Book: GLOSSARY (No longer online)
  4. Alpha Decay: Extragalactic Astronomy

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▸ noun:  (physics) radioactive decay by emitting an alpha particle.

Similar:
alpha radiation, alpha emission, alpha emitter, α-particle, alpha particle, radioactive decay, alpha ray, beta decay, gamma decay, nuclear decay, more...

Types:
alphparticle, helium nucleus, alphemission, alphdecay series, alphdecay chain, more...

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Similar:
alpha radiation, alpha emission, alpha emitter, α-particle, alpha particle, radioactive decay, alpha ray, beta decay, gamma decay, nuclear decay, more...

Types:
alphparticle, helium nucleus, alphemission, alphdecay series, alphdecay chain, more...



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