Definition of Beta particle

1. Noun. A high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope.

Generic synonyms: Particle, Subatomic Particle

Definition of Beta particle

1. Noun. (particles) An energetic electron or positron produced as the result of a nuclear reaction or nuclear decay. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Beta particle

1. An electron or positron emitted from a radioactive nucleus during beta decay. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beta Particle

beta conformation
beta decay
beta emission
beta emitter
beta emitters
beta endorphin
beta error
beta errors
beta fibres
beta globulin
beta granule
beta hcg
beta interferon
beta iron
beta limit
beta particle
beta particles
beta pleated sheet
beta radiation
beta ray
beta reader
beta readers
beta receptor
beta reduce
beta reduced
beta reduces
beta reducing
beta reduction
beta reductions
beta rhythm

Literary usage of Beta particle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Electrical Nature of Matter and Radioactivity by Harry Clary Jones (1906)
"THE MASS OF THE beta particle — RELATION TO THE CATHODE PARTICLE The method for determining the mass of a particle, know- e ing the value of the ratio — for ..."

2. Elements of the Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by Gustav Mann, Walther Löb, Henry William Frederic Lorenz, Robert Wiedersheim, William Newton Parker, Thomas Jeffery Parker, Harry Clary Jones, Sunao Tawara, Leverett White Brownell, Max Julius Louis Le Blanc, Willis Rodney Whitney, John Wesley Brown, Wi (1907)
"The beta particle has a much smaller mass than the alpha particle, the mass being determined by the method already described for the cathode particle. ..."

3. The Elements of Physical Chemistry by Harry Clary Jones (1915)
"The beta particle has a much smaller mass than the alpha particle, the mass being determined by the method already described for the cathode particle. ..."

4. A New Era in Chemistry: Some of the More Important Developments in General by Harry Clary Jones (1913)
"Furthermore, they have been discharged and their charge shown to be negative. The mass of the beta particle is almost exactly the same as that of the ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1913)
"Cathode Particle beta particle Corpuscle / Electron - • Ion Alpha Particle A ... The beta particle is emitted by radioactive substances; the corpuscle and ..."

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