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  2. Photoelectric effect - Wikipedia

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    It explained why the energy of photoelectrons was not dependent on incident light intensity. This was a theoretical leap, but the concept was strongly resisted at first because it contradicted the wave theory of light that followed naturally from James Clerk Maxwell 's equations of electromagnetism, and more generally, the assumption of ...

  3. Stopping power (particle radiation) - Wikipedia

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    In nuclear and materials physics, stopping power is the retarding force acting on charged particles, typically alpha and beta particles, due to interaction with matter, resulting in loss of particle kinetic energy. [1] [2] Stopping power is also interpreted as the rate at which a material absorbs the kinetic energy of a charged particle.

  4. Bethe formula - Wikipedia

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    At smaller energies, when the ion carries electrons, this reduces its charge effectively, and the stopping power is thus reduced. But even if the atom is fully ionized, corrections are necessary. Bethe found his formula using quantum mechanical perturbation theory. Hence, his result is proportional to the square of the charge z of the particle.

  5. Retarded potential - Wikipedia

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    Position vectors r and r′ used in the calculation. The starting point is Maxwell's equations in the potential formulation using the Lorenz gauge: =, = where φ(r, t) is the electric potential and A(r, t) is the magnetic vector potential, for an arbitrary source of charge density ρ(r, t) and current density J(r, t), and is the D'Alembert operator. [2]

  6. Franck–Hertz experiment - Wikipedia

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    Franck and Hertz explained their experiment in terms of elastic and inelastic collisions between the electrons and the mercury atoms. [1] [2] Slowly moving electrons collide elastically with the mercury atoms. This means that the direction in which the electron is moving is altered by the collision, but its speed is unchanged.

  7. A Potential Trump Jail Sentence, Explained - AOL

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    What happens if the former president is sentenced to jail in his New York trial?

  8. “Smile 2” ending explained: What that horrifying twist could ...

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    Parker Finn explains what his deliciously twisted "Smile 2" ending means for Naomi Scott's pop superstar, Skye Riley. Warning: This article contains spoilers for Smile 2.. Just when you thought ...

  9. Photocurrent - Wikipedia

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    Photocurrent is the electric current through a photosensitive device, such as a photodiode, as the result of exposure to radiant power.The photocurrent may occur as a result of the photoelectric, photoemissive, or photovoltaic effect.