Deviations from Rutherford scattering are detected in experiments carried out at high energies.
Alpha particles with energy E are directed at nuclei with atomic number Z.
The decay constant of a radioactive isotope is 10–3s–1.
Deviations from Rutherford scattering are detected in experiments carried out at high energies. What can be deduced from these deviations?
The impact parameter of the collision
The existence of a force different from electrostatic repulsion
The size of alpha particles
The electric field inside the nucleus