It seems our source has run out of alphas! The odd behaviour of some americium-241 cup sources

By Ralph Whitcher, Peter R. Cole

Issue 361 | Page 43 | Published Jun 2016

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A summary of research into the odd behaviour of some older americium-241 cup sources, with advice on what can be done to work around the problem this causes.

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