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pressure ionization

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pressure ionization has definition A state found in white dwarfs and other degenerate matter in which the atoms are packed so tightly that the electron orbits encroach on each other to the point where an electron can no longer be regarded as belonging to any particular nucleus and must be considered free. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:47.0
is a kind of ionization

ionization has antonym recombination

atomic process has domain atomic physics

event has duration 2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has synonym world point
has time of occurrence

pressure ionization	has definition A state found in white dwarfs and other degenerate matter in which the atoms are packed so tightly that the electron orbits encroach on each other to the point where an electron can no longer be regarded as belonging to any particular nucleus and must be considered free.
pressure ionization	is a kind of ionization
ionization	has antonym recombination
atomic process	has domain atomic physics
event	has duration
	has synonym world point
	has time of occurrence