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IN a very interesting letter published in NATURE of Sept. 22, p. 439, Gurney and Condon have used wave mechanics to give a qualitative explanation of many features of natural α-ray disintegration. It may be of interest to point out that using very similar assumptions, it is possible to give a quantitative explanation of these features and also to throw light on the phenomenon of artificial disintegration. I should therefore be glad to be permitted to give a short account of these investigations here.
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GAMOW, G. The Quantum Theory of Nuclear Disintegration. Nature 122, 805–806 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122805b0
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