Electron Collection (#7)

19th Century Crookes Tube. Invented by William Crookes (1832-1919) in the late 19th century this apparatus was used to investigate the path taken by electrons, or cathode rays as they were known

19th Century Crookes Tubes. Invented by William Crookes (1832-1919) in the late 19th century this apparatus was used to investigate the path taken by electrons, or cathode rays as they were known

Hydrogen atom, conceptual model C013 / 5605
Hydrogen atom, conceptual model. Computer artwork representing the atomic structure of hydrogen. Hydrogen has one proton and one neutron (large spheres) in its nucleus (large circle, centre)

Helium atom, conceptual model C013 / 5600
Helium atom, conceptual model. Computer artwork representing the atomic structure of helium. Helium has two protons and two neutrons (large spheres) in its nucleus (faint circle, centre)

Helium atom, conceptual model C013 / 5601
Helium atom, conceptual model. Computer artwork representing the atomic structure of helium. Helium has two protons and two neutrons (large spheres) in its nucleus (faint circle, centre)

Atomic interactions, conceptual image C013 / 5595
Atomic interactions, conceptual image. Computer artwork representing the interactions between atomic and sub-atomic particles

Photon emission, artwork
Photon emission. Computer artwork of an atom (large sphere) emitting a photon (yellow). The atom consists of a nucleus (blue, centre), which contains neutrons and protons (not shown)

Calcium carbonate, SEM C017 / 8495
False-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of microscopic crystals of calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate has many polymorphs (different shaped) crystal forms

Calcium carbonate, SEM C017 / 8497
False-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of microscopic crystals of calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate has many polymorphs (different shaped) crystal forms

Calcium carbonate, SEM C017 / 8491
False-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of microscopic crystals of calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate has many polymorphs (different shaped) crystal forms

Particles, conceptual artwork C013 / 5639
Particles, conceptual computer artwork

Quantum states, conceptual artwork C013 / 5630
Quantum states, conceptual artwork. In physics, a quantum state is a set of mathematical variables that fully describes a quantum system

Particles, conceptual artwork C013 / 5626
Particles, conceptual computer artwork

Particles, conceptual artwork C013 / 5627
Particles, conceptual computer artwork

Structure of matter, artwork C017 / 8029
Structure of matter. Computer artwork representing the Standard Model of particle physics. Shown here are an atom (left) composed of electrons (blue) orbiting a central nucleus

Hydrogen atoms, conceptual model C013 / 5606
Hydrogen atoms, conceptual model. Computer artwork representing the structure of hydrogen atoms. Each atom has one proton and one neutron (large spheres) in its nucleus (pink)

Researcher with particle accelerator C015 / 6204
Materials science. The U-28 electron accelerator being prepared for use in a materials science experiment. U-28 is based at the National Research Nuclear University in Moscow, Russia

Crookes cathode ray tube, 1880s C016 / 3666
Crookes tube. A Crookes tube, used to create cathode rays, made in the 1880s. This is a tube containing a near vacuum. A high voltage is applied across the two electrodes

Graphene conductivity, conceptual image C013 / 8897
Graphene conductivity, conceptual image. Computer artwork of a graphene sheet with electricity (yellow) passing through it. Graphene is a single layer of graphite

Archaea (Methanosarcina sp. ) SEM C013 / 7189
Archaea (Methanosarcina sp.) scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These primitive archaebacteria have unusual cell walls and membranes and are methane producers

Archaea (Methanosarcina sp. ) SEM C013 / 7190
Archaea (Methanosarcina sp.) scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These primitive archaebacteria have unusual cell walls and membranes and are methane producers

Higgs boson research, ATLAS detector C013 / 6893
Higgs boson research. 3D computer graphic showing one of the numerous particle collision events recorded during the search for the Higgs boson

Higgs boson research, ATLAS detector C013 / 6894
Higgs boson research. Graphic of a transverse section through a detector showing one of the numerous particle collision events recorded during the search for the Higgs boson

Higgs boson research, ATLAS detector C013 / 6889
Higgs boson research. Graphic of a transverse section through a detector showing one of the numerous particle collision events recorded during the search for the Higgs boson

Higgs boson research, ATLAS detector C013 / 6888
Higgs boson research. 3D computer graphic showing one of the numerous particle collision events recorded during the search for the Higgs boson

Higgs boson research, CMS detector C013 / 6884
Higgs boson research. Graphic of a longitudinal section through a detector showing a collision event recorded during the search for the Higgs boson

Higgs boson research, CMS detector C013 / 6882
Higgs boson research. 3D computer graphic showing one of the numerous particle collision events recorded during the search for the Higgs boson

Blitz in London -- training office workers, WW2
Blitz in London -- LFS personnel training office workers in firefighting, 7 June 1941, with a diagram of a typical kilo magnesium electron incendiary bomb pinned to a blackboard

Pieris rapae, small white
SEM image of the wing of a small white butterfly

Aglais urticae, small tortoiseshell butterfly
Scanning electron microscope image showing the head of a small tortoiseshell butterfly (x 25 on a standard 9cm wide print). This image has been coloured artificially by computer

Dinosaur eggshell
Scanning electron microscope image on display in the Darwin Centre

Ventral surface of a mite from the prostigmatic species
Scanning electron microscope image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Diplopoda sp. plate millipede
Scanning electron microscope image of a lateral view of the head of a plate millipede. Image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Trypanosomes
Scanning electron microscope image showing a trypanosoma blood smear. They have proved to be of great interest as they have evolved very differently to other better studied organisms

Atta cethalotes, leaf-cutter ant
Scanning electron microscope image of a leaf-cutter ant displayed in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Small fly, species unknown
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) of a fly head. Image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Woodlouse antenna
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of woodlouse antenna

Amphitetras, diatom
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing the diatom Amphitetras with its ornate silica shell (x5000 on a standard 9 cm wide print). Coloured artificially by computer

Leptoglossis ferreyraei
A pollen grain of Leptoglossis ferreyraei (polar view) from the family Solanaceae, the tomato family

Leptoglossis lomana
A pollen grain of the Leptoglossis lomana (polar view) from the family Solanacea, the tomato family

Salticus senecus, zebra jumping spider
Scanning electron microscope image of a zebra jumping spider from the UK (x 35). Note the two large eyes that give them excellent binoular vision. Coloured artificially on computer

Gold in unspecified mineral
Scanning electron microscope image of an elemental map showing the distribution of gold (Au) in mineral samples

Goyazite
Scanning electron microscope image of the energy-dispersive X-ray spectrum of the mineral goyazite, obtained using Link AN10000 analysis system

Coccoliths
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of coccoliths, these are the limestone scales surrounding the marine phytoplankton coccolithophores

Sitophilus granarius, grain weevil
Scanning electron microscope image of a grain weevil (x 50). Note the elongated snout or rostrum, with the chewing mouthparts at the end. These weevils cannot fly. Artificially coloured by computer

Velcro
A trademarked name for a fastening tape made up of a strip of nylon with a surface of minute hooks, that fasten to another strip with a surface of uncut pile. A SEM image

Amblyomma sp. hard backed tick
Scanning electron microscope view of a hard backed tick from the family Ixodidae. Coloured artificially on computer

Copper in unspecified mineral
Scanning electron microscope image of an elemental map showing the distribution of copper (Cu) in mineral samples

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