Physicists Remotely Sense Radioactive Decay to Probe Fundamental Forces and Particles (IMAGE)

DOE/US Department of Energy

Physicists Remotely Sense Radioactive Decay to Probe Fundamental Forces and Particles

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Electrons emitted in radioactive beta decay in a magnetic field create radio waves or microwaves, which are then picked up by antennas to learn about the decay process and the particles they produce.

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Images courtesy of He6-CRES and Project 8.

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