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Summary A neutron-rich system converts a neutron to a proton while emitting an electron and electron antineutrino.
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Canonical name Beta-minus decay
Concept ID beta_minus_decay
Content version 2.3.0
Alternate terminology No alternate terminology is currently authored for this record.
Concept type Weak nuclear process Incoming relations (arrows to this concept) Each relation below ends at this concept.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID beta_to_minus
Relation type Classification classification
Direction source → target
Endpoint roles source: Has subtype; target: Classified as
Authored annotation beta-minus channel Authored explanation Beta-minus decay emits an electron and antineutrino.
How to interpret this relation type The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID neutron_to_betaminus
Relation type Transformation / process transformation-process
Direction source → target
Endpoint roles source: Can transform into / produce; target: Produced or reached from
Authored annotation free-neutron beta decay Authored explanation A free neutron decays weakly to a proton, electron, and electron antineutrino.
How to interpret this relation type A physical process transforms the source into, or produces, the target under the conditions stated in the edge detail.
Outgoing relations (arrows from this concept) Each relation below starts at this concept.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID betaminus_to_electron
Relation type Transformation / process transformation-process
Direction source → target
Endpoint roles source: Can transform into / produce; target: Produced or reached from
Authored annotation electron product Authored explanation Beta-minus decay produces an electron.
How to interpret this relation type A physical process transforms the source into, or produces, the target under the conditions stated in the edge detail.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID betaminus_to_antinu
Relation type Transformation / process transformation-process
Direction source → target
Endpoint roles source: Can transform into / produce; target: Produced or reached from
Authored annotation electron-antineutrino product Authored explanation Beta-minus decay produces an electron antineutrino.
How to interpret this relation type A physical process transforms the source into, or produces, the target under the conditions stated in the edge detail.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID betaminus_to_proton
Relation type Transformation / process transformation-process
Direction source → target
Endpoint roles source: Can transform into / produce; target: Produced or reached from
Authored annotation proton product Authored explanation At the nucleon level, beta-minus decay converts a neutron into a proton.
How to interpret this relation type A physical process transforms the source into, or produces, the target under the conditions stated in the edge detail.