Experimental Controls
Medium
Tests whether emitted beam consists of charged particles (e.g. protons, electrons) or neutral radiation.
Physics & Collision Mechanics
Nuclear Reaction:
⁹Be + α → ¹²C + n
Collision Type:
Head-On Elastic (m₁ ≈ m₂)
Detector Pulse Rate:
0 counts/s
Max Recoil Proton Energy:
5.7 MeV
Apparatus Schematic Canvas
Source Idle
Alpha Ray (α = ⁴He²⁺)
Neutron (n)
Recoil Proton (p⁺)
Ionization Signal Pulse