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... electrons would spiral in farther and give up more energy before striking the magnet . Another advance came through the use of platinum to supply electrons through the process called secondary emission . In this process , a small amount ...
... electrons would spiral in farther and give up more energy before striking the magnet . Another advance came through the use of platinum to supply electrons through the process called secondary emission . In this process , a small amount ...
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... electron volts . When they got there , they would do two things , both of them bad . The first would be to produce strong and damaging X rays , which occur when energetic electrons strike a metal surface . The second would be to ...
... electron volts . When they got there , they would do two things , both of them bad . The first would be to produce strong and damaging X rays , which occur when energetic electrons strike a metal surface . The second would be to ...
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... electron gun . The magnetic coils channel electrons from space into the central region , and prevent them from reaching the walls , which would neutralize the charge . ( Courtesy Eric Hannah ) ELECTRON CLOUD O VOLTS ( FEW EXTERNAL ELECTRONS ) ...
... electron gun . The magnetic coils channel electrons from space into the central region , and prevent them from reaching the walls , which would neutralize the charge . ( Courtesy Eric Hannah ) ELECTRON CLOUD O VOLTS ( FEW EXTERNAL ELECTRONS ) ...
Contents
CONTENTS Acknowledgments | 8 |
Introduction by Ray Bradbury | 9 |
Other Life in Space | 11 |
Copyright | |
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