| Most of the transuranium elements have isotopes that disintegrate by fissioning in addition to emitting alpha particles. |
| In 1903 he invented the spinthariscope to detect alpha particles emitted by radioactive elements. |
| Atomic number 101 is a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles. |
| Alpha decay occurs when an atomic nucleus disintegrates by emitting alpha particles. |
| The radioactive material generates ionising radiations, which include alpha particles, beta particles, X-rays and gamma rays. |
| Alpha emitting radionuclides emit alpha particles, each consisting of 2 protons and 2 neutrons. |
