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ionizing event
1. Any event in which ionization occurs, commonly caused when an electron or a photon with sufficient energy passes through a sample of matter.
2. Any occurrence in which an ion or group of ions is produced; for example, by passage of charged particles through matter or the passage of alpha or beta particles or gamma rays through a gas.
2. Any occurrence in which an ion or group of ions is produced; for example, by passage of charged particles through matter or the passage of alpha or beta particles or gamma rays through a gas.
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