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Monday, March 28, 2016

β+ Decay

If this is β+ decay,

p++Pg+T+e++g+

where the collision of photon, Pg+ with p+ reverses tc and tT on p+ changing it into a T particle that is detected as the electron neutrino.  The photon is completely slowed in space to give an g+ particle and, to provide more energy to the collision, a e+ particle is produced also.  On the e+ particle, velocity along tg is completely reversed.



The problem with β+ decay is that it normally occurs with the emission of two g+ particles also.  For example,

(T+, p+, g+, T+)(2T+)+2g++e++T

Only when the p+ particle involved are at the innermost end of the nucleus set, eg.

(p+, g+, T+)(2g+,T+)+e++T

does β+ decay not emit the two g+ particle and it would seem that the p+ particle has converted into a g+ particle.

What?  Radioactive decays do not involved photons?  Maybe.