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IndigoImerifto
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When I opened up the "High Energy,Nuclear,Particle Physics" section, it was kind of like "Holy $#^*!- I don't know what any of the words mean!" I'm here because I don't know what I'm talking about. Also, I'm not sure if this is the right area of the site for this particular question.
So, I had this idea of examining the radiation from an isotope with at least one daughter product decaying through a different mode than the parent, and then,possibly, using the ratio of mode to mode to estimate the composition and time of synthesis of the sample. It is the kind of thing where it seems as if it should be possible, but I'm just not sure of what type of math to throw at it. The amount of the parent product that exists is simply divided by two every half-life,but the whole concept of "half-life" almost just doesn't work to determine the amount of a daughter substance,as new material is constantly being added(from the decay of the parent, of course).
I found it very difficult to exactly describe the problem I'm trying to solve, and ,as such, I apologize if you are left hopelessly confused by my thread.All replies are welcome! Also, I know it's kind of long...
So, I had this idea of examining the radiation from an isotope with at least one daughter product decaying through a different mode than the parent, and then,possibly, using the ratio of mode to mode to estimate the composition and time of synthesis of the sample. It is the kind of thing where it seems as if it should be possible, but I'm just not sure of what type of math to throw at it. The amount of the parent product that exists is simply divided by two every half-life,but the whole concept of "half-life" almost just doesn't work to determine the amount of a daughter substance,as new material is constantly being added(from the decay of the parent, of course).
I found it very difficult to exactly describe the problem I'm trying to solve, and ,as such, I apologize if you are left hopelessly confused by my thread.All replies are welcome! Also, I know it's kind of long...
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