Free neutron decay
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Free neutron decay
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When embedded in an atomic nucleus, neutrons are (usually) stable particles. Outside the nucleus, free neutrons are unstable and have a mean lifetime of 877.75+0.50−0.44 s or 879.6±0.8 s. Therefore, the half-life for this process is 611±1 s. The beta decay of the neutron described in this article can be notated at four slightly different levels of detail, as shown in four layers of Feynman diagrams in a section below. The hard-to-observe W− quickly decays into an electron and its matching antine
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Decay of a neutron when outside a nucleus
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2024-02-27T11:49:08Z
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