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    3. 陽電子

    陽電子

    陽よう電でん子し

    positron

    KMT10News #44+1NounScience & MathKanji Vocab28 strokes

    ようでんし

    Noun

    1.
    positron
    physics

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    陽よう電でん子しは電でん子しの反はん粒りゅう子しです。

    A positron is the antiparticle of an electron.

    KMT6Science & Math
    陽よう電でん子しは、ベータプラス崩ほう壊かいの際さいに放ほう出しゅつされます。

    Positrons are emitted during beta-plus decay.

    KMT9Science & Math
    宇う宙ちゅう線せんの中なかには、高こうエネルギーの陽よう電でん子しが含ふくまれています。

    Cosmic rays contain high-energy positrons.

    KMT9Science & MathNature & Environment
    陽よう電でん子しと電でん子しが衝しょう突とつすると、対つい消しょう滅めつを起おこしガンマ線せんが生せい成せいされます。

    When a positron and an electron collide, they undergo annihilation and gamma rays are produced.

    KMT10Science & Math
    陽よう電でん子し断だん層そう撮さつ影えい(PET)は、医ペット療はいりょ診うし断んだんに用もちいられる技ぎ術じゅつです。

    Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a technology used in medical diagnosis.

    KMT10Science & MathMedicine & HealthTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    陽
    ひ…(8)
    sunshine・yang principle・positive・male・heaven…(1)
    電
    electricity
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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