Little help?

[baloonworld]

I'm trying to dumb downsimplify my reserch (Recoil decay tagging of Cs-112) for presenting to the general public (in this case, a royal bank of scotland manager), and I'm kind of defeated, because I don't know how ignorant the general public is about nuclear structure (My supervisor is even worse).

at preset my introduction reads:

It is presently of considerable interest in nuclear physics to study very exotic nuclei which lie very far from the valley of stability. These nuclei are difficult to produce and study experimentally, but recent developments in detectors has made this study possible.

Do I need to add:

exotic= containing may more or fewer neutrons than is normal for the element; unstable.
vally of stablitiy = the general trend for the relative number of neutrons and protons in a stable element.
unstable = radioactive.

Would it be better to drop "vally of stablitiy" in favor of somthig more literal ad descriptive?

Do you know what a isotope is?

Comments

[duke-of-krondor.livejournal.com]

unstable = fine
valley of stability = best to clarify
exotic = probably won't matter, so no real need to clarify. If you feel it is intrical to the presentation best to clarify otherwise leave it like that.
Isotope = hmmm. I'd explain it once at the beginning. 'An isotope being an element with the same number of protons but differing numbers of neutrons, which alters the atomic mass' ? Something like that could help explain it

finally

Hobbit = shit

:)

[same-difference.livejournal.com]

I agree, but it made perfect sense to me with my A-level physics.

[duke-of-krondor.livejournal.com]

well same here but bank managers may not have taken it :)

[same-difference.livejournal.com]

True.

[john-hobbit.livejournal.com]

Next time we meet, i'm fillng you valley of stability with exotic, unstable isotopes.
Enjoy your life while you still have it

[baloonworld.livejournal.com]

That is filthy. Well done.