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Instantaneous Decay of Tritium into Helium
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[QUOTE="hutchphd, post: 6851380, member: 635497"] First I think the result is a [SUP]3[/SUP]He[SUP]+[/SUP] ion so the other electron is gone. The initial state describes the state of the Tritium atom as a whole and it is in an energy eigenstate (the ground state) by [I]fiat [/I](one can suppose whatever one likes). Suddenly the charge of the nucleus doubles because an electron is ejected from it. What is the probability of finding the resulting He+ not in an excited state? This is an interesting question and the problem as stated is a reasonable approximation, particularly for pedagogical purposes. [/QUOTE]
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