radiative capture

radiative capture

noun Physics.
the capture of a particle, as a neutron, by a nucleus, inducing the emission of electromagnetic radiation, as a gamma ray.

Origin:
1930–35
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Radiative capture is always a great word to know.
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a wave produced by the acceleration of an electric charge and propagated by the periodic variation of intensities
the distance measured by the propagation of a wave between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation
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