Nuclear Physics terms starting with B

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1. Background Radiation Filling all space, e.g. the radiation from the early, hot universe.
2. becquerel The special name for the unit that expresses a measure of activity. One becquerel corresponds to one disintegration per second of any radionuclide.
3. beta particle A high-speed electron or positron, emitted in radioactive decay.
4. Beta particle (beta radiation, beta ray) 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…