A detector that would flash when hit by an alpha particle. The Unexpected Result
In 1911, Ernest Rutherford and his team (Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden) conducted the "Gold Foil" experiment, which Backstage Science describes as essentially the . Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment - Backstage Science
Positively charged particles emitted from a radioactive source (radium). A detector that would flash when hit by an alpha particle
