gamma rays
Britishplural noun
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For that reason, sources producing gamma rays below the PeV range can be considered possible PeVatron candidates.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Scientists measure how often nuclei emit gamma rays at different energies using a quantity known as the gamma-ray strength function.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
"As expected, we didn't detect gamma rays from Mars, but we put the instrument through its paces, and it performed excellently."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
That distance was too great for the instrument to detect gamma rays coming from the planet, but scientists believed it might still register neutrons escaping from the Martian surface and atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
They provided precise ionization data, spelled out their theory on how positrons emitted by the bombarded atoms transmuted into gamma rays, and carefully avoided any speculation about the significance of the new phenomenon.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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