Sentences with phrase «ionized gas emits»
Such hot, ionized gas emits most of its energy in the x-ray wavelength.
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«The gas which forms the major part of the insterstellar medium,» explains Jorge García Rojas, a researcher at the IAC who is the first author on the paper «can be observed because its atoms are ionized by the photons emitted by the hot stars embedded inside it (which can either very massive stars, or white dwarfs, which are also very hot).
The Mini-Helicon Plasma Thruster has only three basic parts: a tube holding compressed nitrogen; an antenna (a Coca - Cola can in the most recent prototype) emitting radio waves that ionize the gas; and magnets guiding the plasma.
This engine first ionizes the propellant gas, Xenon, then electrically accelerates and emits the ions, to propel itself forward.
Stars emit UV radiation and ionizing photons necessary to heat and strip surrounding gas.
Massive stars emit a large amount of ultraviolet radiation that destroys the molecules and dust surrounding the star and creates ionized gas, which in turn impedes the star's growth process.
The discovery wasn't made earlier because Io's volcanoes emit large quantities of ionized gases, which also interact with Jupiter's magnetic field, he added.