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HELION [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2014-12-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
- Atomic Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alpha particle
1, record 1, English, alpha%20particle
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alpha-particle 2, record 1, English, alpha%2Dparticle
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A positively charged nuclear particle identical with the nucleus of a helium atom, consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons, having atomic mass 4 and atomic number 2, ejected at high speed in certain radioactive transformations. 3, record 1, English, - alpha%20particle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Least penetrating of the three common forms of radioactive substances (alpha, beta, gamma), it is not normally considered dangerous to plants, animals or people unless it gets into the body. 4, record 1, English, - alpha%20particle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
alpha particle: term standardized by ISO in 1997. 5, record 1, English, - alpha%20particle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- particule alpha
1, record 1, French, particule%20alpha
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hélion 2, record 1, French, h%C3%A9lion
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit de la décroissance radioactive; particule lourde émise par un noyau composé de deux protons et de deux neutrons et donc semblable au noyau de l'atome d'hélium. 3, record 1, French, - particule%20alpha
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La particule alpha, ou hélion, est une particule de charge positive +2, composée de deux protons et de deux neutrons : c'est le noyau de l'atome d'hélium. Elle est émise par les éléments «lourds» radioactifs, naturels ou artificiels. [...] Cette particule peut également être produite et accélérée [...] dans des accélérateurs de particules. 4, record 1, French, - particule%20alpha
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
particule alpha : terme normalisé par l'ISO in 1997. 5, record 1, French, - particule%20alpha
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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