Im surprised they didn't mention the beam energy in the snippet, and unfortunately I can't get the full paper at the moment. I think Teflon is known to be particularly susceptible to radiation damage from gamma rays, which makes sense as that will produce recoil electrons inside the material.
Im surprised they didn't mention the beam energy in the snippet, and unfortunately I can't get the full paper at the moment. I think Teflon is known to be particularly susceptible to radiation damage from gamma rays, which makes sense as that will produce recoil electrons inside the material.
From "Getting hit by lightning is good for some tropical trees" (2025) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43506262 :
>> "Gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstorms" (2024)
>> "Gamma rays convert CH4 to complex organic molecules [like glycine,], may explain origin of life" (2024)
TIL that gamma radiation destroys Teflon. And lighting storms produce gamma radiation.
And that "Lightning on Earth is sparked by a powerful chain reaction from outer space, simulations show" (2025) https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/lightning-on... :
"Photoelectric Effect in Air Explains Lightning Initiation and Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes" (2025) https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JD04...