Prior Publisher
The Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL)
Abstract
In nuclear physics, the phrase decay rate is used to denote the rate that atoms and other particles spontaneously decompose. Uranium-235 famously decays into a variety of daughter isotopes including Thorium and Neptunium, which themselves decay to others. Decay rates are widely observed and wildly different depending on many factors, both internal and external. U-235 has a half-life of 703,800,000 years, for example, while free neutrons have a half-life of 611 seconds and neutrons in an atomic nucleus are stable.
Recommended Citation
Fairbanks, Kevin and Garfinkel, Simson
(2012)
"Column: Factors Affecting Data Decay,"
Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law: Vol. 7
, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15394/jdfsl.2012.1116
Available at:
https://commons.erau.edu/jdfsl/vol7/iss2/1
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