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alpha radiation

NOUN
  1. the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay

How To Use alpha radiation In A Sentence

  • So small volumes of lung tissue are exposed to high doses of alpha radiation.
  • Rutherford was studying the structure of matter by bombarding a very thin gold foil with the alpha radiation from radium and polonium.
  • Gamma rays are high energy photons, often emitted together with beta or alpha radiations when the transformation has left the atom with excess energy.
  • So small volumes of lung tissue are exposed to high doses of alpha radiation.
  • The isotopes are measured by counting their alpha emissions; each isotope emits alpha radiation of a characteristic frequency.
  • One of the first practical uses of alpha radiation was as a nuclear probe.
  • Part of this energy is seen in the form of alpha radiation, which occurs in the process of alpha decay.
  • Alpha radiation is the stream of alpha particles emitted when radioactive materials disintegrate.
  • The isotopes give off long-lasting alpha radiation and the waste will remain dangerous for 3000 years or more.
  • Gamma rays are high energy photons, often emitted together with beta or alpha radiations when the transformation has left the atom with excess energy.
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