News and Discussions > History & Trivia
Piggy Back Beta
wlrun3@aol.com:
What are the circumstances behind the origin of the phrase "piggy back beta"?
SloGlo:
departmental management explanation for alpha contamination in a commercial nuclear power plant in the late 70-early 80s.
illegalsmile:
I also heard it referred to at "coincidental beta" and once, even "Co-Temporal Beta".....that one had a nice poetic ring to it.
techtoolong:
good old C Y. :). Lots of alpha not a little.
wlrun3@aol.com:
--- Quote from: SloGlo on Sep 02, 2007, 09:14 ---departmental management explanation for alpha contamination in a commercial nuclear power plant in the late 70-early 80s.
--- End quote ---
Can you remember where and how the term was first used.
Thankyou for the reply.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
Go to full version