Timothy C. May writes:
When we needed sources of alpha particles, we cracked open smoke detectors and took out the Americium sources.
How much alpha do you really need (he asked, wondering when somebody will get irate and insist this thread be terminated)? I have some mineral specimens at home that are fairly hot (uraninite, cuprousklodowskite, and something else similar) with (this non-physicist thinks) mostly alpha emissions. Such things can be had at your next gem & mineral show, if you're lucky. [ No, my wife won't let me keep them in the house. Some people! ] | GOOD TIME FOR MOVIE - GOING ||| Mike McNally <m5@tivoli.com> | | TAKE TWA TO CAIRO. ||| Tivoli Systems, Austin, TX: | | (actual fortune cookie) ||| "Like A Little Bit of Semi-Heaven" |