Smoke detector containing a source

Made:: 1981 in Little Chalfont

manufacturer:: Amersham International plc

Smoke detector containing a source, 0.7mC Am-241, Serial No 1286 by Amersham International, c. 1981, radioactive

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Category:: Nuclear Physics

Object Number:: 1982-1691

type:: radioactive material

credit:: Amersham International plc

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Smoke detector containing a source

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