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    The positron or antielectron is the particle with an electric charge of +1e, a spin of 1/2 (the same as the electron), and the same mass as an electron...
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    neutron while releasing a positron and an electron neutrino (νe). Positron emission is mediated by the weak force. The positron is a type of beta particle...
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  • Look up Positron, positron, positrón, or pósitron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A positron is an elementary particle of antimatter. Positron may also...
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    Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes...
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  • The Positronic Man is a 1992 novel by American writers Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg, based on Asimov's 1976 novelette "The Bicentennial Man". It...
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  • A positronic brain is a fictional technological device, originally conceived by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. It functions as a central processing...
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    Electron–positron annihilation occurs when an electron ( e− ) and a positron ( e+ , the electron's antiparticle) collide. At low energies, the result...
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  • Positron Corporation is an American nuclear medicine healthcare company specializing in cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging. Positron is...
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    Positronic is a manufacturing company based in Springfield, Missouri. The company manufactures and supplies electronic connectors that are utilized in...
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    positron, a muon and an antimuon, or a proton and an antiproton. Pair production often refers specifically to a photon creating an electron–positron pair...
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