Radiation that Knocks Electrons out and Down (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Radiation that Knocks Electrons out and Down

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Scientists have elucidated a surprising novel mechanism of cascading electron emission caused by the Coulombic interaction between highly excited atoms.

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Kiyonobu Nagaya, Department of Physics, Kyoto University

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Credit: Kiyonobu Nagaya, Department of Physics, Kyoto University

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