File:Electron avalanche.gif

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DescriptionElectron avalanche.gif	English: Visualisation of an electron avalanche, also known as a Townsend discharge or a townsend avalanche. The applied electric field accelerates free electrons to collide with other atoms and release further electrons, causing an avalanche. This phenomena is used in a variety of radiation and particle detection instruments where the gas multiplication effect is used. This includes Geiger-Muller counters and Proportional counters.
Date	22 October 2012, 21:57:58
Source	Own work
Author	Dougsim
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:56, 5 November 2012	1,620 × 1,129 (53 KB)	Dougsim	new graphics
	18:46, 29 October 2012	2,160 × 1,505 (68 KB)	Dougsim	Colouring correction for first electron, which liberated by the original event.
	18:43, 28 October 2012	3,241 × 2,258 (113 KB)	Dougsim	bounding box added for clarity in thumbnails
	18:34, 28 October 2012	3,015 × 2,091 (103 KB)	Dougsim	higher resolution
	21:24, 27 October 2012	960 × 720 (22 KB)	Dougsim	original electron wrong colour
	21:06, 27 October 2012	960 × 720 (22 KB)	Dougsim	liberated electron and incident electron differentiated, original event only liberates one electron. Size increased.
	21:14, 22 October 2012	569 × 331 (10 KB)	Dougsim	image re-sized
	21:07, 22 October 2012	960 × 720 (12 KB)	Dougsim
	20:59, 22 October 2012	960 × 720 (12 KB)	Dougsim	User created page with UploadWizard