Pair Formation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- pair production
- plural
- Pair Formations
- possessive
- Pair Formation's
- pluralpossessive
- Pair Formations'