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Radioactive Decays transmutations of nuclides

Radioactive Decays transmutations of nuclides. Radioactivity means the emission of alpha (  ) particles, beta (  ) particles, or gamma photons (  ) from atomic nuclei. Radioactive decay is a process by which the nuclei of a nuclide emit  ,  or  rays.

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Radioactive Decays transmutations of nuclides

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  1. Radioactive Decaystransmutations of nuclides Radioactivity means the emission of alpha () particles, beta () particles, or gamma photons () from atomic nuclei. Radioactive decay is a process by which the nuclei of a nuclide emit ,  or  rays. In the radioactive process, the nuclide undergoes a transmutation, converting to another nuclide. Radioactive Decays

  2. A Summary of Radioactive Decay Kinetics Radioactivity or decay rateA is the rate of disintegration of nuclei. Initially (at t = 0), we have No nuclei, and at time t, we have N nuclei. This rate is proportional to N, and the proportional constant is called decay constant . dNA = – ––––– = N Integration gives d t ln N = ln No – t or N = No e– t Also A = Ao e– t What is decay rate? How does decay rate vary with time? Radioactive Decays

  3. Radioactive Decay Kinetics - plot Number of radioactive nuclei decrease exponentially with time as indicated by the graph here. As a result, the radioactivity vary in the same manner. Note lN = A lNo = Ao Radioactive Decays

  4. Decay Constant and Half-life Ln(N or A) ln N1 – ln N2  = –––––––––––t1 – t2 t½*  = ln 2 Be able to apply these equations! N = Noe– tA = Aoe – t ln N = ln No – t ln A = ln Ao – t Determine half life, t½ t Radioactive Decays

  5. Radioactive Decay of Mixtures The graph shows radioactivity of a sample containing 3 nuclides with rather different half life. Explain why, and how to resolve the mixture. Ln A t Analyze and explain Radioactive Decays

  6. Radioactive Consecutive Decay and Growth Explain the variation of total radioactivity versus time in a sample containing one pure radioactive nuclide, but its daughter is also radioactive with a much shorter half life. Radioactive Decays

  7. Radioactive consecutive decay animation See Simulation in Radioactive Decay in SCI270 website The simulation will be used to illustrate various conditions. Radioactive Decays

  8. Applications of Radioactive Decay Kinetic Half life is not affected by chemical and physical state of matter. Dating is an application of radioactive decay kinetics. Describe the principle for this method. NuclideHalf life 219Th90 1 s26Na11 1s40Cl17 1.4 min32P15 14.3 d14C6 5730 y 235U92 7.04x108 y 238U92 4.46x109 y Anthropologists, biologists, chemists, diagnosticians, engineers, geologists, physicists, and physicians often use radioactive nuclides in their respective work. Radioactive Decays

  9. Decay and Transmutation of Nuclides Alpha, a, decay emits a helium nucleus from an atomic nucleus. Transmutation of Nuclides in Alpha Decays APZA – 4DZ – 2 + 4He2 How do nuclides transform in alpha decay? Radioactive Decays

  10. Nuclide Transmutation ofaDecayAPZ®A – 4DZ – 2 + 4He2 Heavy Nuclide alpha emitters 235U92231Th90 + 4a2 (t½, 7.13×108 y) 238U92 234Th90 + 4a2 (t½, 4.51×109 y) 208Po84204Pb82 + 4a2 (t½, 2.9 y) How do nuclides transform in alpha decay? Mass and charge change by what? Radioactive Decays

  11. Nuclide Transmutation ofaDecayAPZ ®A – 4DZ – 2 + 4He2 light nuclides5He 1n0 + 4a2 (t½, 2×10-21 s),5Li 1p1 + 4a2 (t½, ~10-21 s),8Be  2 4a2 (t½, 2×10-16 s). Some rare earth (144 Nd, 146Sm, 147Sm, 147Eu, ...174Hf) areaemitters:144Nd 140Ce + 4a2 (t½, 5×1015 y),174Hf  170Yb + 4a2 (t½, 2×1015 y). Radioactive Decays

  12. Nuclide Transmutation ofbDecay Beta decay consists of three processes: emitting an electron, emitting a positron, or capturing an electron from the atomic orbital. Electron emission APZ + n®ADZ + 1 +b–(absorbs a neutrino) or APZ®ADZ + 1 +b–+ n (emit antineutrino, n) Positron emission APZ® ADZ – 1 + b+ + norAPZ+ n® ADZ – 1 + b+. Electron capture APZ + e–® ADZ – 1 + norAPZ + e– + n® ADZ – 1 What is beta decay? Radioactive Decays

  13. Nuclide Transmutation ofb–Decay – examples Other examples of beta decay 14C6®14N7 + b– + n (t½, 5720 y)40K19®40Ca20 + b– + n (1.27e9 y)50V23®50Cr24 + b– + n (6e15 y)87Rb37®87Sr38 + b– + n (5.7e10 y)115In49®115Sn50 + b– + n (5e14 y) 1n0®1p1 + b– + n What is the relationship between the parent nuclide and the daughter nuclide in b– decay? Radioactive Decays

  14. Nuclide Transmutation ofb+Decay – examples In b+ decay, the atomic number decreases by 1. 21Na11®21Ne10 + b+ + n (t½, 22s)30P15®30Si14 + b+ + n (2.5 m)34Cl17®34S16 + b+ + n (1.6 s)116Sb51®116Sn50 + b+ + n (60 m) What is the relationship between the parent nuclide and the daughter nuclide in b+ decay? Radioactive Decays

  15. Nuclide Transmutation ofEC – examples 48V23®48Ti22 + + b+ + n (50%)48V + e–®48Ti + n (+ X-ray) (50%) What is the relationship between the parent nuclide and the daughter nuclide in electron capture (EC)? What can be detected in EC? Radioactive Decays

  16. Electron capture and internal conversion Explain electron capture and internal conversion processes. What are internal conversion electrons? Radioactive Decays

  17. Transmutation of gamma decay Gamma decay emits energy from atomic nucleus as photons.Gamma, g, decay follows a and b decay or from isomers. 99mTc ®99Tc + g60Co ® 60mNi + b + n(antineutrino)60mNi ® 60Ni + g 60Co ®60Ni + b + + g (t½, 5.24 y)24Na ®24Mg + b + + g (2.75 MeV, t½, 15 h). What is gamma decay? Radioactive Decays

  18. g-decay and Internal Conversion Internal conversion electrons show up in b spectrum.X-ray energy is slightly different from the photon energy. What are internal conversion electrons? Radioactive Decays

  19. Apply conservation of mass, nucleon, and charge to explain transmutation in all radioactive decays. Transmutation in Other Decays Transmutation in proton decays 53mCo27 —(1.5 %)®52Fe26 + 1p1 —(98.5 %)®53Fe26 + b + + n. Beta-delayed Alpha and Proton Emissions: 8B ® 8mBe + b+ + n (t½, 0.78 s) 8Li ® 8mBe + b‑ +  (t½, 0.82 s) 8mBe ® 2 a These are called b+a, and b–adecays respectively.Another examples of b+a and b+p+decay: 20Na ®20Ne + b + + n (t½, 0.39 s)20Ne ®16O + a 111Te ®111Sb + b + + n (t½, 19.5 s) 111Sb ®110Sn + p+. Radioactive Decays

  20. Radioactivity - Nuclide Chart for Nuclear Properties Nuclide: a type of atoms with a certain number of protons, say Z, and mass number M, usually represented by MEZ, E be the symbol of element Z. Periodictable of elements organizes chemical properties of elements. Nuclide chart organizes unique nuclear properties of nuclides (isotopes). Nuclear properties: mass, binding energy, mass excess, abundance radioactive decay mode, decay energy, half-life, decay constant, neutron capture cross section, cross section for nuclear reactions, energy levels of nucleons, nuclear spin, nuclear magnetic properties etc. Radioactive Decays

  21. Nuclide Chart for Nuclear Properties Radioactive Decays

  22. Isotopes Isotones, and Isobars No. of Relationships of Isotopesprotons Isobars, and Isotones on Chart of NuclidesI S O T O P E SS SO OT BO AN RE SSNo. of neutrons Recognize the locations of isobars isotones isomers Isotopes on the chart of nuclides helps you remember meaning of these terms, and interpret the transformation of nuclides in nuclear decaysand nuclear reactions. Isomers a Nuclide Radioactive Decays

  23. Families of Radioactive Decay Series Radioactive Decay Series of 238U 238U92®234Th90 + 4a2 (t1/2 4.5e9 y) 234Th90®234Pa91 + b– + n (t1/2 24.1 d) 234Pa91®234U92 + b– + n (t1/2 6.7 h) 234U92® . . . (continue) . . . 206Pb82 Only alpha decay changes the mass number by 4. There are 4 families of decay series. 4n, 4n+1, 4n+2, 4n+3, n being an integer. Radioactive Decays

  24. Radioactivity - 238U radioactive decay series Radioactive Decays

  25. Radioactivity - 239Np radioactive decay series Radioactive Decays

  26. Radioactivity - A Closer Look at Atomic Nuclei Considering the atomic nucleus being made up of protons and neutrons Proton neutron Key terms: mass, (atomic weight) atomic number Zmass number A or Mproton, neutronnucleon, baryon (free nucleon) Lepton (electron) Radioactive Decays

  27. Properties of Subatomic Particles Properties of Baryons and Leptons Baryons_____ _____Leptons______ProtonNeutronElectronNeutrinoUnitsRest 1.00727647 1.0086649 5.485799e-4 <10–10 amuMass 938.2723 939.5653 0.51899 <5x10–7 MeVCharge* 1 0 –1 0 e–Spin ½ ½ ½ ½ (h/2p) Magneticmoment*2.7928474mN-1.9130428mN1.00115965mB It’s a good idea to know the properties of these subatomic particles. You need not memorize the exact value for rest mass and magnetic moment, but compare them to get their relationship. Radioactive Decays

  28. Mass of Protons, Neutrons & Hydrogen Atom Proton NeutronElectronNeutrinoUnitsRest 1.00727647 1.0086649 5.485799e-4 <10–10 amuMass 938.2723 939.5653 0.51899 <5x10–7 MeV Mass of protons, neutrons and the H atom mn - mp = 1.0086649 - 1.00727647 = 0.0013884 amu (or 1.2927 MeV) = 2.491 me mH = (1.00727647 + 0.00054856) amu = 1.007825 amuDecay energy of neutrons 1.0086649 –1.007825 amu = 0.000840 amu (= 0.783 MeV) Radioactive Decays

  29. Magnetic Moment of Particles Radioactive Decays

  30. Nuclear Models Each model has its own merit. Realize the concept of these models and apply them to explain nuclear phenomena such as nuclear decay and nuclear reactions. Liquid drop model: strong force hold nucleons together as liquid drop of nucleons (Bohr). Rnucleus = 1.2 A1/3. Gas model: nucleons move about as gas molecules but strong mutual attractions holds them together (Fermi). Shell model: nucleons behave as waves occupying certain energy states worked out by quantum mechanical methods.Each shell holds some magic number of nucleons.Magic numbers: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126. Nuclei with magic number of protons or neutrons are very stable. Radioactive Decays

  31. The potential well of nucleons in a nucleus for the shell model The concept of quantum theory will be elaborated during the lecture. Radioactive Decays

  32. Her former student (at Johns Hopkins), Robert Sachs, brought her to Argonne at "a nice consulting salary". (Sachs later became Argonne's director.) While there, she learned recognized the "magic numbers“. While collecting data to support nuclear shells, she was at first unable to marshal a theoretical explanation. During a discussion of the problem with Enrico Fermi, he casually asked: "Incidentally, is there any evidence of spin-orbit coupling?" Goeppert Mayer was stunned. She recalled: "When he said it, it all fell into place. In 10 minutes I knew... I finished my computations that night. Fermi taught it to his class the next week". Goeppert Mayer's 1948 (volunteer professor at Chicago at the time) theory explained why some nuclei were more stable than others and why some elements were rich in isotopes. Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906-1972), received the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics for her discovery of the magic numbers and their explanation in terms of a nuclear shell model with strong spin-orbit coupling. Radioactive Decays

  33. The shell model Quantum mechanics treats nucleons in a nucleus as waves. Each particle is represented by a wavefunction. The wavefunctions are obtained by solving a differential equation. Each wavefunction has a unique set of quantum numbers. The energy of the state (function) depends on the quantum numbers. Quantum numbers are:n = any integer, the principle q.n.l = 0, 1, 2, ..., n-1, the orbital quantum numbers = 1/2 or -1/2 the spin q.n.J = vector sum of l and s The wavefunction n,lis even or odd parity. Radioactive Decays

  34. The Shell Model Mayer in 1948 marked the beginning of a new era in the appreciation of the shell model. For the first time, Mayer convinced us the existence of the higher magic numbers with spin-orbit couplings. Radioactive Decays

  35. Radioactivity & the shell model Energy states of nuclei are labelled using J = j1 + j2 + j3 + j4 + ...plus parity, J + Some Excited States of the 7Li Nuclide ½ + ___________ 6.54 MeV 7/2 + ___________ 4.64 ½ – ___________ 0.4783/2 – ___________ Ground State Radioactive Decays

  36. Presentation Speech by Professor I. Waller, member of the Nobel Committee for Physics (1963) The discoveries by Eugene Wigner, Maria Goeppert Mayer and Hans Jensen for which this year's Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded, concern the theory of the atomic nuclei and the elementary particles. They are based on the highly successful atomic research of the first three decades of this century which showed that an atom consists of a small nucleus and a surrounding cloud of electrons which revolve around the nucleus and thereby follow laws which had been formulated in the so-called quantum mechanics. To the exploration of the atomic nuclei was given a firm foundation in the early 1930's when it was found that the nuclei are built up by protons and neutrons and that the motion of these so-called nucleons is governed by the laws of quantum mechanics. Radioactive Decays

  37. Radioactive Decay Energy The law of conservation of mass and energy covers all reactions. Sum of mass before reaction = Sum of mass after reaction + Q Q = Sum of mass before reaction - Sum of mass after reaction Interesting Items: Spectrum of particlesEnergy in gamma decayEnergy in beta decayEnergy in alpha decay Radioactive Decays

  38. Gamma Decay Energy Gamma, g, rays are electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei. The bundles of energy emitted are called photons. Ei ____________ h v Ef ____________ Eothers _________ Excited nuclei are called isomers, and de-excitation is called isomeric transition (IT). Energy for photons h v = Ei - E f Radioactive Decays

  39. Nature of Gamma Transitions Types of Isomeric Transitions and their Ranges of Half-life Radiation TypeSymbolJPartial half life t (s) Electric dipole E1 1 Yes 5.7e-15 E–3A–2/3Magnetic dipole M1 1 No 2.2e-14E–3 Electric quadrupole E2 2 No 6.7e-9E–5A–4/3Magnetic quadrupole M2 2 Yes 2.6e-8E–5A–2/3 Electric octupole E3 3 Yes 1.2e-2 E–7A–2Magnetic octupole M3 3 No 4.9e-2E–7A–4/3 Electric 24-pole E4 4 No 3.4e4 E–9A–8/3Magnetic 24-pole M4 4 Yes 1.3e5E–9A–2 Radioactive Decays

  40. Gamma Decay Energy and Spectrum Gamma transition of 7Li Radioactive Decays

  41. Gamma Decay Energy and Spectrum Radioactive Decays

  42. Beta Decay Spectrum Internal conversion electrons Radioactive Decays

  43. Beta Decay Spectra Decay of 64Cu illustrates several interesting features of beta decay and stability of nuclides. Radioactive Decays

  44. Beta Decay Spectra and Neutrino ? Pauli: Neutrino with spin 1/2 is emitted simultaneously with beta, carrying the missing energy. Radioactive Decays Correct notes

  45. Positron Decay Energy Positron emissionP ZD Z–1 + e– + b++ n + Edecay. Edecay = MP - MD – 2 me. Radioactive Decays

  46. Beta Decay Energy and Half-life The higher the decay energy, the shorter the half-life, but there are other factors. Radioactive Decays

  47. Alpha Decay Energy & Spectrum 211Poa particle energy: | 98.9% 10.02 MeV | 0.5% 9.45 | 0.5% 8.55 | |207Pb |7/2+  0.90 MeV – 0.5%5/2+  0.57 MeV – 0.5%1/2+  – 98.9% Radioactive Decays

  48. Radioactive Decays Main Topics (Summary) Radioactive decay, decay kinetics, applications Transmutation in a, b, and g decays The atomic nuclei, properties of baryons, models for the nuclei Radioactive decay energy Radioactive Decays

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