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THAT ultra-violet light has a definite lethal action on certain micro-organisms is well known. The nature of this lethal action is being studied extensively, but hitherto (so far as is known) no work has been done to determine the action of low velocity electrons of known energy on micro-organisms. Since electrons and radiant energy seem to be so closely related, it was considered worth while starting a series of experiments in this field. It is the purpose of this note to present an outline of the results obtained to date.
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WELLS, D. Action of Low Velocity Electrons on Micro-Organisms. Nature 124, 983–984 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124983a0
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