> If I understand, the conversion of gallium into germanium is exactly a beta interaction In a "standard" beta decay the neutron turns into a proton and emits

> If I understand, the conversion of gallium into germanium is exactly a beta interaction In a "standard" beta decay the neutron turns into a proton and emits an electron and an anti-electron neutrino. In this reaction its absorbing an electron neutrino and emitting an electron (while still turning the neutron into a proton). Absorbing an electron neutrino is pretty much equivalent to emitting an anti-electron neutrino.