Lichtenberg figures are fractal-like branching patterns that have been permanently captured within crystal clear acrylic plastic. They were created by carefully trapping and discharging multi-million volt regions of electrical charge inside acrylic using a particle accelerator. The complex, permanent figures are created when the trapped charge suddenly escapes in a brief, lightning-like discharge. The intense spark discharges create a record of their passage, leaving behind permanent "fossilized" tree-like branching chains of microscopic fractures that reflect light like microscopic mirrors. Lichtenberg Figures combine the technologies of particle beam and dielectric physics with the natural beauty of fractals.

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