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Meanings of alpha particles in English

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Usage of alpha particles in English
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Extreme gamma ray production, split nuclei forming alpha particles and larger ions.
Anvil of stars
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But thorium mostly gives off the kind of radiation known as alpha particles.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet
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They fear gamma rays and neutrons, alpha particles and beta particles.
Level 7
4
Rutherford had arbitrarily named the little bits that flew off radioactive atoms alpha particles.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
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The short-range alpha particles kill cancer cells while sparing surrounding healthy tissue, it said.
Reuters
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As it throws off alpha particles, it zigs and zags around the room-conservationof momentum.
Seveneves
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Smoke absorbs the alpha particles, which disrupts the current and sets off the shrill alarm.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
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That's because Po-210 primarily emits alpha particles (or alpha radiation).
Wired
9
Alpha-Unstable nuclei frequently emit alpha particles, actually helium nuclei consisting of two protons and two neutrons.
Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives
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Lead is in a continual state of radioactive decay, emitting alpha particles that can disrupt chip-circuitry processes.
Wired
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Rutherford basically proved that alpha particles were escaped helium atoms with an early "neon" light.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
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Contrary to beta particles, alpha particles have a short path length and display a high lineic energy transfer.
Pubmed
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Some radionuclides have complex decay schemes with daughters emitting further alpha particles whose toxicity needs to be investigated.
Pubmed
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Americium is a reliable source of alpha particles, which can be channeled into an electric current inside detectors.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
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For both alpha particles and gamma rays, the results of the analysis are consistent with linear dose dependences.
Pubmed
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This time, instead of using neutron ammunition, they used alpha particles, clusters of two protons and two neutrons.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
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