The absolute V light curves of 5 SNe Ia, selected to represent the known range of absolute luminosities at maximum for this class of objects, are presented. Comparison of the long term luminosity evolution shows that the differences seen at maximum persist, and actually increase with time, reinforcing the notion that intrinsic differences do exist among SNe Ia. Since such differences are not ac...

Cultures of Escherichia coli will not grow in media containing very high specific activities of radiophosphorus P(32), the inhibition of growth being due to the decay of assimilated P(32) atoms. Experiments with a differentially labeled thymineless strain of E. coli show that the P(32) disintegrations which occur in the bacterial deoxyribonucleic acid, i.e. in the nucleus, are mainly responsibl...

Introduction ______________________________ Disposal of radioactive wastes in streams. Radioactivity budget in streams. ________ Characteristics of radioactive wastes which are discharged into streams______________________________ Sources of wastes.__--__--_--_-_-_______________ Nature of wastes.--__-------___-_______________ Properties and types of radionuclides________ Chemical and physical c...

Unstable atomic nuclei may decay into less energetic nuclei by emission of alpha, beta, and gamma radiation. These forms of radiation are now known to consist of He4 nuclei, electron (or positron), and high energy photons respectively. Which types of decay a nuclei may undergo depends on how it is unstable. Many materials may emit more than one form of radiation. This is especially true when th...