After emitting an alpha or beta particle, the nucleus will often still be ‘excited’ and will need to lose energy. It does this by emitting a high energy electromagnetic wave called a gamma ray.

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In beta decay, a proton or neutron in a nucleus emits ... the energies and directions of the emitted beta particle and two alpha particles with high precision. This approach allowed the ...