In reply to David Roberson's message of Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:48:22 -0500 (EST): Hi, [snip] >I see what you refer to and this may be an important piece of the puzzle. The >main thing that concerns me is that we should be able to see the fast moving >energetic particles outside the material.
Most experiments are done inside solid containers. Alpha particles, have a range in solids of approx. 10 microns, protons somewhat more than alphas but still not much. 10 microns is a fraction of the thickness of a human hair. Nothing will make it out of a container. In experiments that worked where CR-39 was used as the detector inside the cell, fast particles have been detected. Even beta particles wouldn't make it out of a container. However they would create some bremsstrahlung which should be detected. In early experiments, some experimenters checked for "glow in the dark". None was found, though few early experiments actually worked. Perhaps now that more are successful, it's time to check again. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
