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On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 12:49 AM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote:

> In reply to  Axil Axil's message of Wed, 28 May 2014 15:22:28 -0400:
> Hi,
> [snip]
> >More
> >
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_capture
> >
> >This is a special sort of radioactive decay mode when there is an large
> >imbalance of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
> >
> >In this case, a gamma from a secondary positron decay will be present.
>
> In the case of electron-capture there is no positron created, and hence
> there
> can't be an gammas from positron decay.
>
> However where both electron capture and beta+ decay are possible,
> sometimes the
> one and sometimes the other will occur. The beta+ (positron) decay will
> then
> obviously result in production of a pair of gammas when the positron
> annihilates
> an electron.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robin van Spaandonk
>
> http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
>
>

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