pair production

in nuclear chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04398
The simultaneous formation of an @E01975@ and a @P04769@ as a result of the interaction of a @P04627@ of sufficient energy (> \(1.02\ \text{MeV}\)) with the field of a @N04237@.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. (Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)) on page 1547 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'pair production' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04398 RIS BibTex EndNote
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