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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Physics LibreTexts - Beta Decay. | Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Southampton - Beta Decay (PDF). | Jan 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Physics - β-decay studies for shape coexistence. | Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Southampton - Beta Decay (PDF). | Feb 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NIST Technical Series Publications - The T-Odd R and D correlations in beta decay (PDF). | Dec 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Florida - Department of Physics - β-Decay controversy. Neutrino hypothesis. | Oct 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Michigan - Beta Decay. | Jul 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin�Madison - Department of Physics - Beta decay. | Jun 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Princeton University - Beta Decay. | Apr 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Beta decay. | Mar 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Energy.gov - Beta Decay. | Feb 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Beta Decay. | Oct 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Beta Decay. | Aug 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Energy Education - Beta decay. | Mar 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Physics LibreTexts - Beta Decay. | Sep 30, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Apr 21, 2022 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 28, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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