photonuclear
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Relating to reactions in the central part of an atom caused by very strong light like gamma rays
- adjective
- /ˌfoʊtəˈnuːklər/
- Specialized
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fotonuclear
- Researchers study photonuclear processes to understand the interactions between gamma rays and atomic nuclei.
Examples
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In some photonuclear reactions, the energy of the incident gamma can be calculated from the final nuclear state.
Academic text (2005) -
The target is surrounded by a detector that records particles produced in the photonuclear reactions.
Academic text (2005) -
In some photonuclear reactions, the energy of the incident gamma can be calculated from the final nuclear state.
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The target is surrounded by a detector that records particles produced in the photonuclear reactions.
Surface Forms
photonuclear positive
Morphology
Etymology
Photonuclear comes from two parts: photo- (a Greek root meaning 'light', the same 'photo' you see in photograph) and nuclear (from 'nucleus', meaning 'core' or 'center'). So a photonuclear reaction is when very strong light particles called photons hit an atom's core and cause a nuclear change.
