Charged particle

In physics, a charged particle is a particle with an electric charge. It may be an ion, such as a molecule or atom with a surplus or deficit of electrons relative to protons. It can be the electrons and protons themselves, as well as other elementary particles, like positrons. It may also be an atomic nucleus devoid of electrons, such as an alpha particle, a helium nucleus. Neutrons have no charge, so they are not charged particles unless they are part of a positively charged nucleus. Plasmas are a collection of charged particles, atomic nuclei and separated electrons, but can also be a gas containing a significant proportion of charged particles. Plasma is called the fourth state of matter because its properties are quite different from solids, liquids and gases.

See also

  • Elementary particle
  • List of particles
  • Ion beam
  • Charge carrier
  • List of plasma (physics) articles
  • References


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    Northern lights spotted in Switzerland

    Swissinfo 26 Sep 2023
    Auroras are caused by an interaction between charged particles from space and the Earth's atmosphere ... This consists of charged particles, mainly electrons and protons, which are ejected from the sun....
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    Sun Rips Hole In Earth’s Magnetic Field Sparking Rare Red Auroras

    IFL Science 26 Sep 2023
    Striking the Earth on September 24, the CME punched a hole in our planet’s magnetic field, enabling highly charged particles to pour through and trigger a G2-class geomagnetic storm ... If all of this sounds alarming then fear not, because it’s completely normal for charged solar particles to tear little holes in our magnetosphere....
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    PHOTOS: northern lights spotted in Essex Vermont

    The Essex Reporter 26 Sep 2023
    ESSEX TOWN — Late Sunday night, waves of greens and purples swept through the sky in Essex Town, and resident Kyle Seymour captured them on his camera ... Image courtesy of Kyle Seymour ... The group now has 97 members ... The mesmerizing spectacle is caused by solar storms and giant flares from the sun, entering the Earth’s atmosphere as charged particles ... 24....
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    The impact of solar eclipses on the structure and dynamics of Earth's upper atmosphere

    Phys Dot Org 26 Sep 2023
    Since the ionosphere contains charged particles (ions and electrons) and is responsible for reflecting and refracting radio waves, changes to the ionosphere can also affect radio communications and navigation systems ... or molecule becomes charged when it gains or loses electrons....
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    Imaging the elusive skyrmion: Neutron tomography reveals their shapes and dynamics in bulk materials

    Phys Dot Org 26 Sep 2023
    This research field is called spintronics because it utilizes the spin—inherent magnetic polarity—of atomic particles and nanostructures instead of electric charge....
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    US Space Force rocket launch may have caused a hole in Earth's ionosphere

    Hindustan Times 25 Sep 2023
    The ionosphere is a layer of charged particles that extends from about 80 to 650 kilometres above the surface of Earth ... Consequently, these satellites can be influenced by the ever-changing conditions in the ionosphere, such as sudden increases in charged particles that amplify drag on satellites and shorten their orbital lifespans....
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    A new districtwide program gives West Baton Rouge students a leg up

    The Advocate 25 Sep 2023
    West Baton Rouge Schools students are participating in a new individualized tutoring program this school year ... Students who are excelling can join enrichment programs ... “We wanted that time to be responsive to kids’ needs,” Smith said ... “So, like, what is electricity? It’s a form of energy resulting from charged particles,” explained one student ... ....
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    Water on the Moon could have an unexpected source, a new study suggests

    BGR 24 Sep 2023
    The researchers found that Earth’s plasma sheet, which is an area of trapped charged particles within the magnetosphere, could be contributing to weather processes on the surface of the Moon ... a place within the magnetosphere where electrons and other particles become trapped....
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    YouTuber Wins World Record For World's First Retractable Lightsaber

    IFL Science 24 Sep 2023
    A YouTuber has entered the Guinness Book of World Records after creating the world's first retractable "lightsaber" ... Advertisement. The life-long Star Wars fan had always wanted his own lightsaber ... Advertisement ... "Plasma is a stream of high ironized particles so this lightsaber can also attract lightning and other high voltage charges."  ... ....
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    NOAA Predicts Zero Sunspots for Almost the Whole 2030s

    Free West Media 23 Sep 2023
    On average, a solar cycle lasts about eleven years, with a peak in solar activity lasting just over two years in the middle of this 11-year period ... This creates stronger and new colors of auroras, visible even farther from the poles, where the magnetic field typically directs charged particles toward our atmosphere ... A Grand Solar Minimum Looms ... Photo....
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    Quantum Speed From a Sea of Excitons

    Technology Org 23 Sep 2023
    The new field of two-dimensional materials aims to harness quantum particles for practical applications ... The first ingredient is an electron—a negatively charged particle that is generally the carrier of electric current in metals and semiconductors ... With opposite charges, the electron and hole attract each other and pair together into an exciton....
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    Weather tracker: Australia officially in grip of El Niño as temperatures soar

    The Observer 22 Sep 2023
    The aurora is a natural light display in the Earth’s sky and occurs when charged particles from the sun, primarily electrons and protons, interact with the Earth’s magnetosphere, causing gases in the atmosphere, such as oxygen and nitrogen, to emit dazzling, colourful light ... Reuse this content. ....
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    A model probing the connection between entangled particles and wormholes in general relativity

    Phys Dot Org 21 Sep 2023
    Quantum entanglement is a physical process through which pairs of particles become connected and remain so even when separated by vast distances ... Recent papers hinting that Dirac stars with electric charges have wormhole solutions assumed that the wormholes were traversable, meaning that particles could travel from one side to the other....
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