Alpha Particle scattering demonstraition

A film of a demo at CERN's Microcosm. I doubt it's stealing as they don't make any money off of it themselves and I'm giving them full credit anyway.

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• rutherford
• alpha
• particle
• scattering
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• experiment

[sliptheknott]

where is that machine!! i wanna visit it

[FizzyMcPhysics]

@sliptheknott It's at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. =)

[Nicky282820]

@FizzyMcPhysics :( I'm in ireland. Summer holiday sorted tho..

[FizzyMcPhysics]

@Nicky282820 it's a really nice part of the world! While I was there I also visited the H R Geiger Museum and the Maison d'Ailleurs

[FizzyMcPhysics]

@Nicky282820 it's a really nice part of the world! While I was there I also visited the H R Geiger Museum and the Maison d'Ailleurs which is a sci fi art exhibit hall.

[FizzyMcPhysics]

@Nicky282820 it's a really nice part of the world! While I was there I also visited the H R Geiger Museum and the Maison d'Ailleurs which is a sci fi art exhibitionist.

[julesril]

Thanks for uploading this - great to show a class the experiment

[SIM754]

A very interesting experience on alpha and thanks for sharing.

Sim

[shellystrawberry]

nice n easy

[FizzyMcPhysics]

Yeah, I think he had to sit there counting the flashes as the alpha particles hit the phosphorescent screen.