English Explanatory Dictionary

Coulomb explosion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Coulomb explosion Coulomb explosions

Synonyms

tunnel ionization

Related words

Coulomb's constant Coulomb's law Coulomb attraction Coulomb barrier Coulomb blockade Coulomb collision Coulomb force Coulomb gauge Coulomb repulsion coulometer coulometric coulometry
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