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Can anyone explain the following (the capitalized text)?
"The ions of the quenching gas reach the cathode before the principal gas ions. When they reach near the cathode, THEY CAPTURE ELECTRONS (secondary?) AND BECOME NEUTRAL MOLECULES. FOLLOWING NEUTRALIZATION, THE EXCESS ENERGY OF THE QUENCHING MOLECULES IS DISSIPATED IN DISSOCIATION OF THE MOLECULES RATHER THAN IN THE RELEASE OF ELECTRONS FROM THE CATHODE. For example, bromine gas is added to neon gas. The BROMINE MOLECULES ABSORB ENERGY FROM THE IONS OR SECONDARY ELECTRONS AND DISSOCIATE INTO BROMINE ATOMS. THE ATOMS THEN READILY RECOMBINE INTO MOLECULES AGAIN FOR THE NEXT PULSE..."
(The example doesn't seem to clarify the given statements, rather it is adding more confusion)
"The ions of the quenching gas reach the cathode before the principal gas ions. When they reach near the cathode, THEY CAPTURE ELECTRONS (secondary?) AND BECOME NEUTRAL MOLECULES. FOLLOWING NEUTRALIZATION, THE EXCESS ENERGY OF THE QUENCHING MOLECULES IS DISSIPATED IN DISSOCIATION OF THE MOLECULES RATHER THAN IN THE RELEASE OF ELECTRONS FROM THE CATHODE. For example, bromine gas is added to neon gas. The BROMINE MOLECULES ABSORB ENERGY FROM THE IONS OR SECONDARY ELECTRONS AND DISSOCIATE INTO BROMINE ATOMS. THE ATOMS THEN READILY RECOMBINE INTO MOLECULES AGAIN FOR THE NEXT PULSE..."
(The example doesn't seem to clarify the given statements, rather it is adding more confusion)