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Magnetic avalanche triggered by quantum effects: 'Barkhausen noise' detected for first time
Scientists often compare this effect to an avalanche of snow ... types of charge modulation (involving the ions in one case and the electrons in the other) operating at different length scales ...
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Demonstrating The Photoelectric Effect Using Neon Lamps
The now free electrons, roaming around highly energized, will eventually come across a neon ion (missing an electron ... and this causes a cascade, or avalanche effect, lighting up the plasma ...