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The nucleus of the tritium atom is the isotope 3H, of charge Z = 1. This nucleus is radioactive and transforms into a 3He nucleus by β decay. The purpose of this chapter is to study the electronic state of the 3He+ ion formed after the decay.
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Basdevant, JL., Dalibard, J. (2000). Decay of a Tritium Atom. In: The Quantum Mechanics Solver. Advanced Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04277-9_7
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