- Photodisintegration, also called Phototransmutation, in physics, a nuclear reaction in which the absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation (a gamma-ray photon)
- It causes the absorbing nucleus to change to another species by ejecting a subatomic particle, such as a proton, neutron, or alpha particle.
- For example, magnesium-25, upon absorbing a photon of sufficient energy, emits a proton and becomes sodium-24. Photodisintegration differs from the nuclear reaction photofission, in which a nucleus, upon absorbing a photon, splits into two fragments of nearly equal mass.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. Lovely, have a read :) Special from Group 3, DDIR Year 1.
Friday, April 16, 2021
Phototransmutation
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