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Definition of Pair formation
1. Noun. The transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus.
Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pair Formation
Literary usage of Pair formation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... by ion-pair formation with sodium ions and that ion-pair formation will play
a significant role in the chemistry of boron hydride anions in solution. ..."
2. The California Spotted Owl: A Technical Assessment of Its Current Status. by Jared Verner (1994)
"... effect on the dynamic movement between the reproductive and nonreproductive
stages. To the extent that search inefficiency prevents pair formation, ..."
3. Natural History of New York by New York (State). Natural History Survey, James Ellsworth De Kay (1884)
"... and the anterior ears are larger than the posterior pair. Formation and localities.
Shales of the middle Chemung group, Philipsburg, Rockville and ..."
4. Gonorrhea in Women: Its Pathology, Symptomatology, Diagnosis, and Treatment by Charles Camblos Norris (1913)
"His illustrations, while showing some of the spores in pairs, present others that
appear in groups, without definite pair formation. ..."
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