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Researchers from KDK Collaboration at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility of Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently made the first direct observations of the rare decay process such as K-40 decays into Calcium-40 and into Argon-40 through electron capture, providing insights into nuclear structure, potentially leading to improved accuracy in geological dating and a deeper understanding of nuclear physics.

Potassium-40 usually decays to calcium-40, but about 10 percent of the time it decays to argon-40 through electron capture. One variant of this decay path ends

Potassium-40 usually decays to calcium-40, but about 10 percent of the time it decays to argon-40 through electron capture. One variant of this decay path ends