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[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 90 points 1 week ago (7 children)
[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

Very cool. Feels like it should be a level in Half Life.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

It's kind of crazy how the electron beam looks like a special effect from a 1980's sci-fi movie.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Aside from the film grain, I'm pretty impressed that the camera seemed to survive that and that the footage from it could be extracted like nothing of this nature had ever happened to the device.

[–] chuymatt@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago

Well, it WAS impressively shielded as well.

[–] GorGor@startrek.website 4 points 1 week ago

Super cool. Working on some ebeam sterilization stuff through contractors. Cool to see the nuts and bolts.

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does non beta-radiation have the same effect? (Especially gamma rays which don't even have an electric charge)

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I don't know. If the gamma rays are absorbed and converted to electrons in the photo-sensor, it could also cause noise I suppose ?

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

why the dogfuck did they not illuminate the hallway the camera goes through

[–] GorGor@startrek.website 10 points 1 week ago

because only product being irradiated goes there. no human should be in that area. plus with the lights off you see the ionized air. that would probably be washed out with another light source.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why would they? Humans aren't supposed to be there

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

for the same reason they sent a camera into it... to assist with visualization 🤨

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

But you can see the radiation beam perfectly easily without illumination so what's the actual problem

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 0 points 1 week ago

the lighting should be consistent throughout the experiment so that the effect of the radiation cannot be confused with change in light levels. goodness, why would someone need that explained to them? you must not be the inquisitive type.