ionization
Britishnoun
Vocabulary lists containing ionization
Physics - High School
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Electromagnetic Radiation - High School
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"No one has ever looked at this type of ionization so precisely before," says Prof. Tom Cowan, former director of the Institute of Radiation Physics at HZDR.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
Environmental Protection Agency also released a statement cautioning against claims made about the the effectiveness of air filters using ionization to protect people from COVID-19.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025
While scientists expected to see this same ionization near the Uranus moons, they were surprised to see a “vacuum magnetosphere” with no water ions.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2024
It’s located about 1,000 light years from Earth and it’s visible thanks to the ionization of gases by the blue giant star Persei.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024
They provided precise ionization data, spelled out their theory on how positrons emitted by the bombarded atoms transmuted into gamma rays, and carefully avoided any speculation about the significance of the new phenomenon.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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