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A tightly bound helium-4 nucleus containing two protons and two neutrons.
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Alpha decay produces a helium-4 nucleus (alpha particle) and a daughter nuclide, with the cluster escaping through quantum tunneling.
A physical process transforms the source into, or produces, the target under the conditions stated in the edge detail.
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An alpha particle contains two neutrons.
The source is a material constituent, structural component, or underlying quantum field whose excitation realizes the target physical system or particle. The edge label and detail must distinguish composition from field excitation; neither implies a simple classical sum of parts.
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An alpha particle contains two protons.
The source is a material constituent, structural component, or underlying quantum field whose excitation realizes the target physical system or particle. The edge label and detail must distinguish composition from field excitation; neither implies a simple classical sum of parts.
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