File:Am-241 Button, Optical Micrograph (40x).jpg
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English: This is a 40x-magnification optical micrograph of the Am-241 alpha radiation source button from the ionization chamber of an ionization-type smoke detector. The center gold foil is ~0.2 mm thick; it contains approximately 37 kBq/1 nmol/241 ng of americium-241 in the form of americium(IV) oxide. |
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| Source | Own work |
| Author | Riley Scott Jacob |
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Photograph is afocal w/ an iPhone X. Microscope used is an AmScope M500B-MS. 4x objective lens with 10x eyepiece.
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