Lichtenberg Figure
"Lichtenberg (pronounced Lich'-ten-beark) Figures are fractal-like patterns that have been permanently captured within crystal clear acrylic. They were created by carefully injecting and trapping multi-million volt regions of electrical charge deep inside acrylic using a commercial particle accelerator. The complex figures are created when the trapped charge suddenly escapes in a brief, lightning-like discharge. The energetic sparks create a record of their passage, leaving behind permanent "fossilized" tree-like branching chains of microscopic fractures. Lichtenberg Figures combine the technologies of particle beam and dielectric physics with the natural beauty of fractals."
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