branching ratio

synonyms: decay fraction, decay probability
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08715
Number of nuclei of a given radionuclide divided by the total number of nuclei of that radionuclide that, in nuclear decay by two or more different transitions, decays by a specified transition.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 69. (Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)) on page 73 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'branching ratio' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08715 RIS BibTex EndNote
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