How X-Rays in Matter Create Genetoxic Low-Energy Electrons (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

How X-Rays in Matter Create Genetoxic Low-Energy Electrons

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Scientists have elucidated a novel mechanism of electron emission from matter caused by X-rays. In the studied model system, X-rays produce the doubly-charged particle (Ne2+), which catches an electron from one of the neighboring atoms (Kr), transferring the energy to the other and releasing another electron.

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Kiyoshi Ueda

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Image courtesy of Yoshiaki Kumagai, IMRAM, Tohoku University

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