Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Daughter Isotope

Product of radioactive decay of an unstable isotope. An unstable isotope decays into one or more daughter products (that may be either another unstable isotope, or a stable isotope) at a constant rate; used in radiometric dating techniques such as radiocarbon dating.

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parent isotope (Unstable isotope that decays into one or more daughter products (which may be either stable or ...)
oxygen isotope stage (... oxygen isotope stages, oxygen isotope ratios. See EmilianiShackleton glacial ...)
stable isotope (... elements have several stable isotopes, e.g 13C and12C. Cf. unstable isotope.)
unstable isotope (... . Many elements have unstable isotopes, e.g.14C. Cf.. stable isotope.)
enamel carbon isotope composition (... mass spectrometry, with stable isotopes.)