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Decreased surface tension of water by hard-x-ray irradiation
We discovered that intense irradiation by hard-x-ray strongly decreases the effects of natural surface tension of water in droplets and capillary tubes. The effect was revealed by direct experimental observations with phase contrast microradiology. A model based on ionization and surface charging explains this so far undetected phenomenon. The effect can impact the results of many experimental techniques based on x rays. This is an example of the largely unexplored effects that can be produced by extreme intense x-ray irradiation-an important issue due to current development of x-ray free-electron-lasers with unprecedented brilliance.
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research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000256585500048
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Publication date
2008
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Volume
100
Article Number
217403
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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November 30, 2010
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