Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 (under the category Early Influence). Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1982. Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
Alpha particle. Alpha particles consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium nucleus. They are generally produced in the process of alpha decay, but may also be produced in other ways.
Alpha Beta Gamma Radiation. An alpha particle has two protons and two neutrons, so it has a positive charge. (Since it has two protons it is a helium nucleus.) It is produced from large nuclei. When an atom emits an alpha particle, the atom's mass number decreases by four due to the loss of the four nucleons in the alpha particle.