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Glossary Atomic Weapons / Term

Decay

The decrease in activity of any radioactive material with the passage of time due to spontaneous emission from the atomic nuclei of either alpha or beta particles, sometimes accompanied by gamma radiation.

See Half Life, Radioactivity.

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