photon
noun
a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, usually considered as an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of one. γ
photons
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pluralof photon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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When researchers shine a beam of light onto the device, both photons and electrons become concentrated in the same microscopic region.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Unlike axions, dark photons can produce electromagnetic waves even when no magnetic field is present, so the researchers searched the dataset for the different signature those particles would be expected to create.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
An ultrathin diamond wafer converts CEBAF's electrons into a beam of high-energy photons with parallel spins.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Another has each qubit emit a photon, with the two photons then matched in an effort to generate entanglement.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Again, the photons that are exchanged are virtual particles.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
