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alpha radiation

(General Physics) alpha particles emitted from a radioactive isotope

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Noun

alpha radiation - the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay

alpha ray

ionizing radiation - high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes

corpuscular radiation, particulate radiation - a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons)

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Alphastrahlung

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The inquiry was told "an inspired hunch" by police led them to bring in atomic scientists who found Litvinenko tested positive for alpha radiation poisoning two days before he died.

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The chromosomal damage caused by alpha radiation is on average 20 times greater than that of beta or gamma radiation.