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   Thermalisation
   In physics, thermalisation (in American English thermalization) is the process of particles reaching thermal equilibrium through mutual interaction. When a molecule absorbs energy, as in the technique of molecular fluorescence, the lifetime of the excited state is ~10−12 sec. Then it rapidly lose...
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   thermalisation
   <radiobiology> Also known as slowing-down, this is the process (generally arising from collisions) by which fast (superthermal) particles give up energy to the plasma and slow down to thermal speeds. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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