Talk:Band of stability

New article[edit]

The page I started is coming along well. PatPeter 20:53, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Move[edit]

Alright, who changed the name of this page, why and what is the reason for it? -23_PatPeter*∞ 20:31, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's now been moved back to Band of stability, after a brief spell as Nuclear valley. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξ φ 17:09, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have always heard this referred to in the nuclear physics community as the "valley of stability" or valley of beta stability and so I believe this article should be moved to valley of stability; in addition this article is far too chemistry oriented in it's explanations. It should refer to the chart of the nuclides rather than the periodic table of the elements. Also, the mean atomic mass shown on the periodic table does not necessarily indicate either beta stability of any particular isotope or what form of nuclear decay a particular isotope undergoes. --PhysicsIsh (talk) 21:17, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Island[edit]

Is this different from Island of Stability? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.247.153.59 (talk • contribs) 12:41, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. See Island of stability, which is a region at the far end of the band (or valley) of stability. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξ φ 17:09, 28 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]