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Question 7

A radiation detector is placed in front of a long-lived gamma-emitting source. The count-rate is measured and recorded every 5 minutes. The results are shown below:

415 s−1,398 s−1,407 s−1,421 s−1,392 s−1 415\text{ s}^{-1}, \quad 398\text{ s}^{-1}, \quad 407\text{ s}^{-1}, \quad 421\text{ s}^{-1}, \quad 392\text{ s}^{-1} 415 s−1,398 s−1,407 s−1,421 s−1,392 s−1

What term can be used to describe the nature of the fluctuations in the data shown?

exponential

linear

random

spontaneous

Nuclear and particle physics Questions

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