gamma particle

noun

A photon with a wavelength short enough to be considered a gamma ray, usually emitted from radioactivity.

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Meanings

noungamma particle (plural gamma particles)

plural gamma particles

  1. A photon with a wavelength short enough to be considered a gamma ray, usually emitted from radioactivity.
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