SciTubeHD | Thin Wire Alpha Particle Detector @BrianDhvTinkerer | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Using very thin nichrome wire (40 gauge or less), and approximately 6 kV, DC electric static sauce with the positively charged wires and negatively charged base plate, a simple, alpha particle detector is produced. In this setup the wires are spaced approximately 1 cm apart and approximately 2–3 mm above the copper negative electrode. More or less than eight wires resulted in spontaneous static discharge or no alpha detection at all. 
Using very thin nichrome wire (40 gauge or less), and approximately 6 kV, DC electric static sauce with the positively charged wires and negatively charged base plate, a simple, alpha particle detector is produced. In this setup the wires are spaced approximately 1 cm apart and approximately 2–3 mm above the copper negative electrode. More or less than eight wires resulted in spontaneous static discharge or no alpha detection at all. 
