Light-emitting Decay of Neutrons (Image 2)
July 27, 2010
To observe radiative decay photons, the researchers carefully measured when the decay products in a beam of neutrons--that is, protons, electrons, antineutrinos, and sometimes photons--arrived at a detector. If radiative decay occurs, according to theory, photons and electrons will arrive 20-millionths of a second sooner than the slower protons. Antineutrinos are too weak to be detected.
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Technology Internet, Quantum electrodynamics, Neutrinos, Leptons, decay products, Neutrino detector, Double beta decay, Photon, Antineutrino, Electron, Neutron, Neutrino, Exotic matter, Dark matter
