velocity selector

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molecular beam experimentation

  • Apparatus for measuring molecular speeds.
    In molecular beam: Production, control, and detection.

    …through a filter called a velocity selector that permits only molecules within a small range of speeds to pass through. These selectors are often made of slotted disks or cylinders spinning rapidly on an axis parallel to the beam. The molecules that emerge from the selector are those with the…

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