- photodisintegration
- pho·to·disintegration
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photodisintegration
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Photodisintegration — is a physical process in which extremely high energy gamma rays interact with an atomic nucleus and cause it to enter an excited state, which immediately decays into two or more daughter nuclei. A simple example is when a single proton or neutron … Wikipedia
photodisintegration — [fōt΄ō dis in΄tə grā′shən] n. Physics a nuclear reaction induced by the action of a photon … English World dictionary
photodisintegration — /foh toh di sin ti gray sheuhn/, n. Physics. the disintegration of a nucleus, induced by its absorption of a photon. [1930 35; PHOTO + DISINTEGRATION] * * * ▪ physics also called Phototransmutation, in physics, nuclear reaction in which… … Universalium
photodisintegration — “+ noun Etymology: phot + disintegration : a disintegration of the nucleus of an atom produced by absorption of radiant energy compare electrodisintegration * * * /foh toh di sin ti gray sheuhn/, n. Physics. the disintegration of a nucleus,… … Useful english dictionary
photodisintegration — noun Date: 1935 disintegration of the nucleus of an atom caused by absorption of radiant energy (as light) • photodisintegrate transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
photodisintegration — noun Any nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear fission, initiated by absorption of high energy electromagnetic radiation such as a gamma ray … Wiktionary
Photodisintegration — Фоторасщепление; фотораспад … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
photodisintegration — pho•to•dis•in•te•gra•tion [[t]ˌfoʊ toʊ dɪˌsɪn tɪˈgreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. phs the disintegration of a nucleus upon its absorption of a photon • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
photodisintegration — /ˌfoʊtoʊdɪsɪntəˈgreɪʃən/ (say .fohtohdisintuh grayshuhn) noun any nuclear reaction caused by a high energy photon which results in the emission of charged fragments or neutrons …
Nuclear drip line — In nuclear physics, the boundaries for nuclear particle stability are conceptualized as drip lines. The nuclear landscape is understood by plotting boxes, each of which represents a unique nuclear species, on a graph with the number of neutrons… … Wikipedia
