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Nuclear physics

the relation linking the decay constant of alpha emitters to the range or energy of the alpha particles they emit.

In nuclear physics, Geiger-Nuttall law refers to the relation linking the decay constant of alpha emitters to the range or energy of the alpha particles they emit. This meaning comes from Geiger (1911) in The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science.[1]

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References

Geiger, H., & Nuttall, J. M. (1911). The ranges of the α particles from various radioactive substances and a relation between range and period of transformation. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 22(130), 613-621. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786441008637156

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