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Do nuclei emit photons?
Generally in text books they say that when a electron goes from high energy state to a lower energy state it emits photons.
My question is, it is possible that a proton that goes from high energy ...
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Why do excited states in $^4$He not decay by photon emission?
Here's a level scheme for the $^4$He nucleus (source; click image to see full size):
Notice that all of the confirmed decay modes are by disintegration — emission of a neutron, proton, or deuteron. ...
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Would it be possible to detect nuclear explosion on exoplanet?
How strong would have to be nuclear explosion on exo-planet that orbits some other star for it to be detectable outside of that system.
Or it would be impossible due to amount of radiation coming from ...
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