gamma emission

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Gamma emission typically follows nuclear reaction to:

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Gamma ($\gamma$) emission occurs when a nucleus in an excited state transitions to a lower energy state (the ground state). Unlike alpha or beta decay, gamma emission is a pure electromagnetic transition. There is no change in the number of protons ($Z$) or neutrons ($A$); the nucleus simply sheds excess energy in the form of high-energy photons.

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