Beta particle (beta radiation, beta ray)

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Nuclear Physics

An electron of either positive charge (ß+) or negative charge (ß-), which has been emitted by an atomic nucleus or neutron in the process of a transformation. Beta particles are more penetrating than alpha particles but less than gamma rays or x-rays.

Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — Glossary of Nuclear Science Terms retrieved 2014-05-20