deflecting ionizing radiation with supermagnets

can you influence subatomic particles with magnets? will it work with all kinds of ionizing radiation, or will there be a difference between alpha / beta parcticles and gamma rays? see the answer in this video! :-)

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[Madowstone]

Ehmm... i guess you are just doing a joke or you are stupid.... lead or plumb is blocking radiation as everybordy knows.

[bionerd23]

@Madowstone

either you're making a joke or *you* are stupid. o_O

lead only blocks radiation if it's in the way between the radiation and the detector, which it is not in this case. that's why they put a lead apron ON you when you're having an x-ray exam, instead of leaving it just in the corner or on the table next to you... it's only useful if it's between YOU and the BEAM, same as it'd only block rays if it was between the SOURCE and the GEIGER MUELLER TUBE in this video...

[carpetmonk]

what is the hottest reading youve ever gotten? and have you noticed BR of your apartment raised?

[bionerd23]

@carpetmonk

hottest reading? hmm, 3000 uSv/h in a nuclear medicine operating room (brachytherapy) watch?v=xJaJUtHO4bI - and about 5,000,000 uSv/h (5 Sv/h) from an x-ray device.

background radiation in my apartment is not increased with proper shielding in place. i got a HUGE amount of diver's lead (lead bricks; very handy, you can just duct-tape them together and put them around stuff) for that, plus a steel safe for the smaller sources, like these disc sources etc.

[mythhealer]

If Gama is a photon, (light) use a makeup mirror as a deflector!

[bionerd23]

@mythhealer

that's not a bad idea actually! gamma rays are very penetrating, so really most of them will move THROUGH the mirror instead of being deflected - but there were experiments for gamma deflection with a very special kind of mirror, i remember reading about... cant remember what it was exactly off the top of my head, but yeah.

[sn1pe352]

I think I'm in love with you

[pioneerz450]

they will continue their lives as helium atoms, and refuse to participate in my little experiment LOL

[glasstronic]

I bet you get lots of marriage proposals.

[peppeddu]

Fascinating

[electrodacus]

Well done experiment.

[Madowstone]

@bionerd23 You think that particels move in straight lines, but they do not move in straight lines, that your error.