Transient equilibrium

Transient equilibrium

In nuclear physics, transient equilibrium is a situation in which equilibrium is reached by a parent-daughter radioactive isotope pair where the half-life of the parent is slightly longer than the half-life of the daughter. [ [http://web.ead.anl.gov/marssim/acrogloss/dsp_wordpopup.cfm?word_id=504 transient equilibrium ] ]

ee also

*Secular equilibrium

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