ALPHA, BETA, AND GAMMA

Duration: 44 min

Creator: Atomic Energy Commission

Color: B&W

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Gives insight into the origins and nature of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma radiation. After a brief discussion of the methods of describing atomic and the introduction of the energy-level concept, the lecturer introduces the potential-energy well model of the nucleus. This, together with the barrier model, is used as the frame of reference for a variety of other nuclear concepts. Filmed under the direction of the Atomic Energy Commission's Division of Isotope Development. From the UNDERSTANDING THE ATOM series.