antielectron
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of antielectron
Example Sentences
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The antielectron is the positron, which has the same mass as the electron but is positively charged.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
For example, an antielectron would usually be created at the same time as an electron.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
The antielectron is often represented by the symbol e+ , but in beta decay it is written as β+ to indicate the antielectron was emitted in a nuclear decay.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Antihydrogen atoms, consisting of an antiproton and antielectron, were observed in 1995 at CERN, too.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
The reason this is possible is that at the grand unification energy there is no essential difference between a quark and an antielectron.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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