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electron capture beta-delayed proton emission Gamow-Teller decay Fermi decay beta-plus decay beta-minus decay beta-delayed neutron emission beta-delayed alpha emission beta radiation radioactivity fallout gamma decay alpha decay spontaneous fission radioactive series radioactive isotope transmutation branching

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Chien-Shiung Wu

Chien-Shiung Wu

Chinese-American physicist