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COLLISION IONIZATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

The radioactive radiation initiates a process called impact ionisation whereby a voltage impulse of short duration is produced in the external circuit

Key term(s)
  • ionization by collision

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Ionisation d'atomes ou de molécules sous l'impact d'autres particules.

CONT

Les particules émises par un corps radio-actif déclenchent, dans un cylindre rempli d'un gaz sous pression réduite, une série d'ionisations par choc, qui donnent naissance à une impulsion de tension de courte durée dans le circuit externe.

Spanish

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