the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge); "the ionization of a gas"
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
(ionize) become converted into ions
(esp. of the moon) Give a silvery appearance to
Coat or plate with silver
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
Provide (mirror glass) with a backing of a silver-colored material in order to make it reflective
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace"
made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets"
coat with a layer of copper
a copper penny
A police officer
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
ionization tracks
A Wilson cloud chamber is basically a tank of condensed, supercooled water (or alcohol) vapour. It is used to detect high energy particles - ionizing radiation. The radiation, say from cosmic rays, or radioactivity, or particle accelerators and so forth, leave their distinctive trails in the "clouds". Because of conservation laws (conservation of angular momentum, and conservation of charge, in particular) you get these wonderful spiralling trails. If you look carefully, there's a whole lot of symmetries in the image. In fact, if you look really carefully and measure angles, it's possible to get the mass to charge ratio of the particle in question. It's really a magic piece of 20th century science instrumentation.
This is a two colour screenprint I made of clouds and ionization tracks in a cloud chamber.
c0765 Ionisation
Kinetic photography of night street lights with the vivid red of the traffic lights blending with the blue of the lit tower of the Melbourne Arts Centre in the background.
The EF 50mm f/1.4 USM prime was rotated handheld during exposure.