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WHEN lithium is bombarded with deuterons, a radioactive substance is formed which has been found to emit (-rays with energies up to 10.5 Mev.1. We have recently found that this radioactivity is accompanied by the emission of α-particles.
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LEWIS, W., BURCHAM, W. & CHANG, W. α-Particles from the Radioactive Disintegration of a Light Element. Nature 139, 24 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139024a0
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