electron capture

English

Noun

electron capture (plural electron captures)

(physics) A nuclear reaction in which an electron (either free, or from the shell of the atom itself) is absorbed into a nucleus, a proton being converted into a neutron in the process

Translations

Translations

German: Elektroneneinfang m
Spanish: captura electrónica f

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