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Open-air Alpha Particle Spark Detector MO-d3b
Sparks fly from a wire grid to a high voltage plate when alpha particles are present. Fishbane Chapter:   41.3 HRW 9th:   42.04 Reese Chapter:   26.3 SJ 3rd Chapter:   31.7 PIRA DCS classification:   7D30.200

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Physics Lecture Demonstrations at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University