annihilation radiation

annihilation radiation
radiation produced by the collision and annihilation of a particle and its antiparticle, especially the two 0.511 MeV gamma ray photons produced by the annihilation of a positron and an electron.

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  • annihilation radiation — Physics. electromagnetic radiation produced by the coalescence and mutual annihilation of a positron and an electron, each pair forming two photons having a minimum energy of 0.5 million electron volts each. [1960 65] * * * …   Universalium

  • annihilation radiation — /ənaɪəˌleɪʃən reɪdiˈeɪʃən/ (say uhnuyuh.layshuhn raydee ayshuhn) noun the radiation produced when a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, interact and disappear with a resultant release of energy …  

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  • annihilation — /euh nuy euh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of annihilating. 2. the state of being annihilated; extinction; destruction. 3. Physics. a. Also called pair annihilation. the process in which a particle and antiparticle unite, annihilate… …   Universalium

  • radiation — 1. The act or condition of diverging in all directions from a center. 2. The sending forth of light, short radio waves, ultraviolet or x rays, or any other rays for treatment or diagnosis or for other purpose. Cf.:irradiation (2). 3. SYN:… …   Medical dictionary

  • annihilation — n. 1 the act or process of annihilating. 2 Physics the conversion of a particle and an antiparticle into radiation. Etymology: F annihilation or LL annihilatio (as ANNIHILATE) …   Useful english dictionary

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