Electron Beam Ionization Simulation (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Electron Beam Ionization Simulation

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An electron beam passes through a mixture of hydrogen and xenon gases that it ionizes, transforming the mixture into a plasma of protons, xenon ions, and electrons. Cold plasma electrons appear as green dots and ionized xenon ions appear as red dots in this image.

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Jean-Luc Vay and Rémi Lehe

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