[Mirko Pavleski] used easily obtainable components to build one such device known as an alpha radiation spark detector. Invented in 1945, a spark detector contains a strong electric field into ...

Radioactive decay produces three flavors of emissions: alpha, beta, and gamma. Alpha particles comprise 2 neutrons and 2 protons. Because of their large mass and relatively slow speed, alpha ...

Four of these variants of concern — Alpha, Beta, Delta and Gamma — have spread to most provinces and territories in Canada. The Alpha strain is the most common variant of concern in Canada, accounting ...