Comment on Helium escaping from atmosphere of nearby rocky exoplanet in a habitable zoneparentComments−adrianN1moAlpha particles are essentially Helium, so by breeding large amounts of highly active alpha emitters you can produce Helium much more effectively than by fusion.−actionfromafar1moProbably that's what they did at the rocky exoplanet. How much radiation do they need down there for it to be measurable as helium in the atmosphere?
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Alpha particles are essentially Helium, so by breeding large amounts of highly active alpha emitters you can produce Helium much more effectively than by fusion.
Probably that's what they did at the rocky exoplanet. How much radiation do they need down there for it to be measurable as helium in the atmosphere?