Proportionality constant relating the activity of a
radioactive substance,
A, to the number of decaying particles
B,

,

.
Probability of a
nuclear decay within a time interval divided by that time interval. Synonymous with
disintegration constant.
Source:
See also:
PAC, 1994, 66, 2513
(Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 2518
PAC, 1996, 68, 957
(Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations
1996))
on page 968