In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:57:08 -0500: Hi, [snip] >off. But then, wouldn't we expect some really hot alphas?
How do you know that there are no really hot alphas? Even really hot ones only have a travel distance of microns in solids and liquids. Hence the need to use detectors such as CR-39. I think that much of the lore regarding the absence of alphas comes from the early days of CF research before CR-39 etc. was employed. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
