antielectron
Americannoun
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Origin of antielectron
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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
Also produced in this reaction are a positron, which is an antielectron, and an elusive particle named the neutrino.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Antihydrogen atoms, consisting of an antiproton and antielectron, were observed in 1995 at CERN, too.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
For example, an antielectron would usually be created at the same time as an electron.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
It also predicted that the electron should have a partner: an antielectron, or positron.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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