For example, a domestic partnership in both Nevada and Oregon next door, a civil union in New Jersey, a civil union in Hawaii, a civil union in Colorado, a civil union in Illinois or a civil partnership in the United Kingdom would qualify as a domestic partnership in California.
Sputtering is a process whereby particles are ejected from a solid target material due to bombardment of the target by energetic particles.It only happens when the kinetic energy of the incoming particles is much higher than conventional thermal energies (â« 1 eV).hysical sputtering has a well-defined minimum energy threshold equal to or larger than the ion energy at which the maximum energy transfer of the ion to a sample atom equals the binding energy of a surface atom. This threshold typically is somewhere in the range 10â100 eV.
flickÂ·er 1 (flÄ­kâ²Ér) v. flickÂ·ered, flickÂ·erÂ·ing, flickÂ·ers v.intr. 1. To move waveringly; flutter: shadows flickering on the wall. 2. a. To burn or shine unsteadily or fitfully: The candle flickered before sputtering out. b. To be displayed with fluctuating brightness: A movie flickered on the screen. 3. To appear briefly: A smile flickered on her face. v.tr. To cause to move waveringly. n. 1. A brief movement; a tremor. 2. An inconstant or wavering light. 3. A brief or slight sensation: a flicker of doubt. [Middle English flikeren, to flutter, from Old English flicerian.]