Fluorine-18 turns into stable oxygen-18 by emitting a positron and a neutrino; in nova explosions the annihilation of these positrons gives a γ-ray signal.
Facts
- Reaction rates
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- Q-value · energy released
- 1.656 MeV
- Q includes positron annihilation (2mec² = 1.022 MeV). Without it, 0.634 MeV is shared by the positron and the neutrino.
- Half-life of 18F
- 1.83 h
- Kind
- Radioactive decay
How to cite this page
J. Skowronski, 18F(β+ν)18O, in Reaction atlas, 2026-10-12, https://jskowron.eu/atlas/18F-bp-18O.
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