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Im surprised they didn't mention the beam energy in the snippet, and unfortunately I can't get the full paper at the moment. I think Teflon is known to be parti
by yummypaint 1y ago
Im surprised they didn't mention the beam energy in the snippet, and unfortunately I can't get the full paper at the moment. I think Teflon is known to be particularly susceptible to radiation damage from gamma rays, which makes sense as that will produce recoil electrons inside the material.
- westurner 1y agoFrom "Getting hit by lightning is good for some tropical trees" (2025) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43506262 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43506262 : >> "Gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstorms" (2024) >> "Gamma rays convert CH4 to complex organic molecules [like glycine,], may explain origin of life" (2024) TIL that gamma radiation destroys Teflon. And lighting storms produce gamma radiation. And that "Lightning on Earth is sparked by a powerful chain reaction from outer space, simulations show" (2025) https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/lightning-on-earth-is-sparked-by-a-powerful-chain-reaction-from-outer-space-simulations-show https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/lightning-on... : "Photoelectric Effect in Air Explains Lightning Initiation and Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes" (2025) https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JD043897 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JD04...