Do Smoke Detectors Use Gamma Radiation

How radiation work using Americium 241 as an example as it radiates alpha particles and gamma rays slowly undergoing. How does a smoke detector work In this episode of Spec Sense Vance explains the differences between photoelectric and. Smoke detectors emit a constant stream of alpha particles a sensor continually detects these alpha particles causing a small Automatic captions.

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