"alpha particle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alpha particles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} alpha particle (plural alpha particles)
  1. (physics) A doubly positively charged nucleus of a helium-4 atom (consisting of two protons and two neutrons), emitted as a consequence of radioactivity; α-particle Wikipedia link: alpha particle Categories (topical): Helium, Physics, Radioactivity Related terms: beta particle, gamma ray, helion Translations (positively charged nucleus): α粒子 (ā'ěrfā lìzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿爾發粒子 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿尔发粒子 (ā'ěrfā lìzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿伐粒子 (āfá lìzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), částice alfa [feminine] (Czech), alfapartikel [common-gender] (Danish), alfahiukkanen (Finnish), particule α [feminine] (French), particule alpha [feminine] (French), Alpha-Teilchen [neuter] (German), α-Teilchen [neuter] (German), Alphateilchen [neuter] (German), alfaögn [feminine] (Icelandic), alfa-ögn [feminine] (Icelandic), alfaeind [feminine] (Icelandic), partikel alfa (Indonesian), zarah alfa (Indonesian), alfa-cháithnín [masculine] (Irish), elione [masculine] (Italian), particella alfa [feminine] (Italian), アルファ粒子 (arufa-ryūshi) (Japanese), α粒子 (α-ryūshi) (Japanese), 알파 입자 (alpa ipja) (Korean), α입자 (α-ipja) (Korean), zarah alfa (Malay), partikel alfa (Malay), cząstka alfa [feminine] (Polish), partícula alfa [feminine] (Portuguese), particulă alfa [feminine] (Romanian), а́льфа-части́ца (álʹfa-častíca) [feminine] (Russian), α-части́ца (α-častíca) [feminine] (Russian), partícula alfa [feminine] (Spanish), tipik-alpa (Tagalog)

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