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    Graduate Nuclear reaction notation X5(p,α)X6 in carbon cycle

    X5(p,α)X6 This is an equation/part of a question in my nuclear physics unit, where X5 represents the reactant nucleus and X6 is the product nucleus. The alpha symbol is most likely alpha decay, but I have no idea what it means in conjunction with 'p' like that. The rest of the question is: In...