Scientists detect first-ever beta-delayed neutron emission from rare fluorine isotope (IMAGE)

Michigan State University Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

Scientists detect first-ever beta-delayed neutron emission from rare fluorine isotope

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A research team at FRIB is the first ever to observe a beta-delayed neutron emission from fluorine-25, a rare, unstable nuclide. Using the FRIB Decay Station Initiator, the team found contradictions in prior experimental findings.

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