Role of ambient humidity underestimated in research on correlation between radioactive decay rates and space weather
S. Pommé, K. Pelczar
Abstract
In recent work, Milin-Snchez et al. They reported positive or negative correlations with geomagnetic activity (GMA) and cosmic-ray activity (CRA). This assertion is at variance with the most accurate measurements of radioactivity, which support the validity of the exponential-decay law If a causal relationship between 'space weather' and radioactive decay rates were true, it would invalidate the notion of invariable decay constants and have unforeseeable practical and theoretical implications.
Topics & Concepts
HumidityEnvironmental scienceRelative humidityAtmospheric sciencesRadioactive decayAmbient pressureMeteorologyPhysicsNuclear physicsRadioactive Decay and Measurement TechniquesRadioactivity and Radon MeasurementsRadioactive contamination and transfer