Coulomb explosion

English

Noun

Coulomb explosion (plural Coulomb explosions)

(physics) The effect of a molecule moving at high speed striking a solid; binding electrons being torn off, and the resulting charged constituents separating due to Coulomb repulsion.

Synonyms

tunnel ionization

See also

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