Thanks for this, really detailed. I suppose it makes more sense with ball bearings to just count totals and ignore time, and I suppose I can translate all the solid angles into 2d angles with this being a flat analogy.
Hi,
New to the forum here! I'm teaching age 16-18 physics in the UK. I was wondering if anyone in here might have experience using equipment that looks like this:
https://www.eiscolabs.com/products/alpha-scattering
It's a physical analogue of Rutherford's famous experiment: roll ball bearings...