The discovery, nearly a century after Becquerel, of a novel mode of radioactive decay is a surprise, but one that confirms α decay as the chief means by which heavy nuclei shed mass.
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Maddox, J. Exotic nuclear decay discovered. Nature 307, 207 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/307207a0
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