Alpha particles are these helium nuclei, and they are the result of radioactive decay.

阿尔法粒子是氦核，它们是放射性衰变的产物。

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Suppose we've got some sort of radioactive atom, which has a certain chance of decaying.

假定我们有某种放射性原子,它们以一定的几率衰变

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