On the stability of nuclei against β-emission
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 October 2008
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By means of purely qualitative arguments which do not depend on any particular model, the general scheme of stable nuclei and the isotopic breadth of nuclei with odd charge number are explained.
The breadth of the isobaric region can be obtained if the numerical values of certain energies are known. Though these can be estimated only very roughly, the values for the breadth of the isobaric region obtained in this way are in good agreement with the experimental values. The increase in the breadth of the isobaric region from light nuclei to heavier nuclei can be explained, but no plausible explanation has been found for the fact that the breadth decreases again for the heaviest nuclei.
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- Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , April 1939 , pp. 242 - 255
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- Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1939
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