Sentences with phrase «alpha particles from»

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Through the lens, you could view flashes of light resulting from the collision of alpha particles against the screen during ore decay.

When primary cosmic rays from deep space hit Earth's atmosphere, they produce a spray of secondary particles including neutrons, protons, alpha particles, and other species.

The destructive power of the alpha particle — a helium - like structure ejected from the nucleus of a radioactive atom — offers a curiously poetic foil for Basquiat's aesthetic.

This decay is also where Earth's ongoing supply of helium comes from, in the form of alpha particles, without which there would be no helium on Earth as it escapes quickly to space once it reaches the surface.)