Bragg peak

noun

A maximum in the graph of energy loss of a high-energy particle, as it travels through matter, just before it comes to rest.

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Meanings

nounBragg peak (plural Bragg peaks)

plural Bragg peaks

  1. natural sciencesA maximum in the graph of energy loss of a high-energy particle, as it travels through matter, just before it comes to rest.

Origin

For William Henry Bragg, English physicist.

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Bragg peak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bragg%20peak

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