million electron volts

American  

noun

Physics.

1. a unit of energy equal to the energy acquired by an electron in falling through a potential of 10 6 volts. MeV, Mev, mev

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Etymology

Origin of million electron volts

First recorded in 1905–10

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million electron volts

By comparison, protons, the bedrock of ordinary matter, are about 1 giga-electron volt, and an electron is only half a million electron volts.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2011

For comparison, a proton is about one billion electron volts and an electron is half a million electron volts.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2011

Splitting a single uranium atom in a nuclear reaction produces 1 million electron volts.

From US News ● Mar. 31, 2010

In the process, their energy is boosted to 200 million electron volts.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Lawrence’s expansive vision, Rutherford’s goal of 10 million electron volts was already within reach.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik