Electron–positron annihilation occurs when an electron ( e− ) and a positron ( e+ , the electron's antiparticle) collide. At low energies, the result of...
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corresponding antibaryon), the reaction is not as simple as electron–positron annihilation. Unlike an electron, a proton is a composite particle consisting of three...
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antiparticle (antimatter counterpart) of the electron. When a positron collides with an electron, annihilation occurs. If this collision occurs at low energies...
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state. For example, in the process of electron-positron annihilation the initial state is one electron and one positron, the final state: two photons. The...
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Pair production (redirect from Electron-positron pair production)
nucleus receives some recoil. The reverse of this process is electron–positron annihilation. These properties can be derived through the kinematics of the...
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The Large Electron–Positron Collider (LEP) was one of the largest particle accelerators ever constructed. It was built at CERN, a multi-national centre...
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operates on the principle that a positron or positronium will annihilate through interaction with electrons. This annihilation releases gamma rays that can...
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Richard Feynman in the spring of 1940, is the hypothesis that all electrons and positrons are actually manifestations of a single entity moving backwards...
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of metals. It uses positrons which are implanted into a sample and annihilate with the electrons. In the majority of annihilation events, two gamma quanta...
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The Beijing Electron–Positron Collider II (BEPC II) is a Chinese electron–positron collider, a type of particle accelerator, located in Shijingshan District...
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