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ionisation

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Noun1.ionisation - the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas"
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
2.ionisation - the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"


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This arises because the ionisation caused by incoming photons is likely to occur at any point along its path, but the subsequent avalanche is perpendicular to the anode wire (see Fig.
Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, and Leuven, Belgium, Sterigenics International is the world's leading provider of contract sterilisation and ionisation services for the medical device, food safety and high performance/specialty materials industries.
Bielajew, Ionisation cavity theory: a formal derivation of perturbation factors for thick-walled ion chambers in photon beams, Phys.
 
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