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alpha emission

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alpha emission [′al·fə i′mish·ən]
(nuclear physics)
Ejection of alpha particles from the atom's nucleus.


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Currently adopted models for Chernobyl dose estimates ignore contributions from alpha emissions even though they are known to have relative biological effectiveness (RBE) about 20 times larger than that of most radioactive beta and gamma radiation (Fairlie and Sumner 2006; International Commission on Radiological Protection 1991; UNSCEAR 2000).
For high I/O devices, solder bumps have to be placed everywhere on the IC surface, hence a low alpha emission solder will be required.
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