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Definition of Beta particle
1. Noun. A high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope.
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Beta Particle
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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