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Half-life and Neutron activation

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Difference between Half-life and Neutron activation

Half-life vs. Neutron activation

Half-life (symbol t1⁄2) is the time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value. Neutron activation is the process in which neutron radiation induces radioactivity in materials, and occurs when atomic nuclei capture free neutrons, becoming heavier and entering excited states.

Similarities between Half-life and Neutron activation

Half-life and Neutron activation have 2 things in common (in Unionpedia): Atomic nucleus, Radioactive decay.

Atomic nucleus

The atomic nucleus is the small, dense region consisting of protons and neutrons at the center of an atom, discovered in 1911 by Ernest Rutherford based on the 1909 Geiger–Marsden gold foil experiment.

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Radioactive decay

Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay or radioactivity) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy (in terms of mass in its rest frame) by emitting radiation, such as an alpha particle, beta particle with neutrino or only a neutrino in the case of electron capture, gamma ray, or electron in the case of internal conversion.

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Half-life and Neutron activation Comparison

Half-life has 35 relations, while Neutron activation has 77. As they have in common 2, the Jaccard index is 1.79% = 2 / (35 + 77).

References

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