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Beta-minus decay

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Radioactive conversion emitting a negative electron (ß- particle), e.g. decay of P-32 into S-32 or Cs-137 into Ba-137

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Beta-minus-decay (beta- decay, ß- decay). Decay of Cs-137 in Ba-137 emitting an electron (beta- particle, ß-particle).

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