hmmm xenon <---> xenomorph could there be connection with Chemical Engineer's gremlin?
http://user.xmission.com/~vancea/Xenomorph.htm ;-) harry On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > The Magic of Xenon > > The study of Xenon is a large field of physics and chemistry in its own > right. Xenon is a uncommon element in the way it behaves. > > Xenon will convert nuclear radiation into charged electrons which makes > xenon pass a current as low as one volt as a conductive thermionic diode in > nuclear reactors. > > In plain language, Xenon converts gamma radiation into electrons. Xenon is > easily ionized and can develop very large positive charge. > > In this behavior, Xenon and Cesium work is similar ways. This puts Xenon > into the running as a “secret sauce” as far as I am concerned. > > Xenon also forms clusters when it is cooled. But this cooling that we are > talking about here is the removal or transition of kinetic energy that the > Xenon atom possesses. > > This cooling can be done through the transfer of translational, rotational > and vibrational energy to another atom. Krypton atoms serve this function as > a cooling agent. > > In addition, when Xenon is forced to move in a coherent direction in a > group, translational, rotational and vibrational energy is converted to > directional energy and the Xenon atoms are cooled but still energetic. > > Typical set-up for cooling noble gases is the supersonic beam technique. > > On the left is a reservoir at ambient temperature and pressure which is > connected to a vacuum chamber on the right through a nozzle hole. The gases > expand into the chamber through this hole and during this expansion all the > random kinetic energy (translational, rotational and vibrational) gets > converted > to directional energy. A skimmer and collimator may be added to reduce the > divergence at larger distances from the nozzle. > > Such cooling can be done using radio frequency with the ionized Xenon atoms > are forced to move back and forth is unison. Any kinetic energy that the > Xenon atoms have are converted to directional energy. > > So in plain language, Radio frequency will catalyze the formation of Xenon > clusters as the atoms of Xenon are cooled by coherent motion. > > > > Cheers: Axil > > > > > >
