What are the other ionization techniques?
Gamma rays and X rays, which originate from different technologies.
Is there any risk of products treated by ionization being radioactive?
None. The radiation source has no effect upon the treated products.
Is a radioactive source used for the electron accelerator?
No, the phenomenon is produced electrically.
In order to increase electron energy, is it simply a matter of increasing the power of the accelerator?
On the contrary, the one is generally inversely proportional to the other.
Is it advantageous for the electron energy to be as powerful as possible?
No. The authorised maximum is 10 MeV, in order to avoid any risk of the disintegration of the atomic
core in the treated product. In any case this is more than sufficient for the majority of applications.
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