Glossary R
Deutsch: Strahlung / Español: Radiación / Português: Radiação / Français: Rayonnement / Italiano: Radiazione
In physics, radiation is a process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a vacuum, or through matter-containing media that are not required for their propagation. Waves of a mass filled medium itself, such as water waves or sound waves, are usually not considered to be forms of "radiation" in this sense.
Deutsch: Strahlenexposition / Español: Exposición a la radiación / Português: Exposição à radiação / Français: Exposition aux radiations / Italiano: Esposizione alle radiazioni
Radiation exposure in the environmental context refers to the exposure of living organisms, including humans, to ionizing radiation from natural and artificial sources. This exposure can have significant health and ecological impacts, depending on the type, duration, and intensity of the radiation.
Deutsch: Radioaktivität / Español: Radiactividad / Português: Radioatividade / Français: Radioactivitê ©/ Italiano: Radioattività
Radioactive decay, also known as nuclear decay or radioactivity, is the process by which a nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting ionizing radiation. A material that spontaneously emits this kind of radiation — which includes the emission of alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays and conversion electrons — is considered radioactive.
Deutsch: Radioaktiver Zerfall / Español: Decaimiento radiactivo / Português: Decaimento radioativo / Français: Désintégration radioactive / Italiano: Decadimento radioattivo
Radioactive decay (a.k.a nuclear decay or radioactivity) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation. This phenomenon is a natural part of the disintegration of radioactive isotopes, leading to the transformation of one element into another.
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