Movies of three cases...

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The Carbon Nanotube Accelerator (CNT) has central protons
inside the nanotube, as well as exterior carbon and gold ions
(for coating).

Then, the AC electric field of 7x10^17 W/cm2 is applied to
the nanotube. Protons are expelled viollently along the
parallel direction.

When the electric field of 1x10^22 W/cm^2 is used, it has
relativistic electrons and protons, as is shown in Comp.
Physics Communications in Elsevier Publisher (2019).

C (+6)

Along the CNT

Perpendicular to CNT

electrons

H (+)

Au (+20)

References:
* M.Tanaka and M.Murakami, Computer Physics
Commun., vol.241, 56-63, 2019.
* M.Murakami and M.Tanaka, Appl.Phys.Lett., vol.102,
163101, 2013.
* Physics Update, Physics Today, May 2, 2013

With carbons only
- no Au ions are present

E: AC electric field

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