page_title: Ablation
hierarchical_section_title: Ablation
caption_attribution_description: English: Ablation from the high energy electrical arc in a xenon flashtube. The electrical arc slowly erodes the inner wall of the tube, making the quartz glass tube appear translucent and frosted near the cathode.
context_page_description: Ablation is removal or destruction of material from an object by vaporization, chipping, or other erosive processes. Examples of ablative materials are described below, and include spacecraft material for ascent and atmospheric reentry, ice and snow in glaciology, biological tissues in medicine and passive fire protection materials.
context_section_description: Ablation is removal or destruction of material from an object by vaporization, chipping, or other erosive processes. Examples of ablative materials are described below, and include spacecraft material for ascent and atmospheric reentry, ice and snow in glaciology, biological tissues in medicine and passive fire protection materials.
caption: Ablation near the electrode in a flashtube. The high-energy electrical arc slowly erodes the glass, leaving a frosted appearance.
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