electron capture

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Definitions of electron capture words

noun electron capture the transformation of an atomic nucleus in which an electron from the atom is spontaneously absorbed into the nucleus. A proton is changed into a neutron, thereby reducing the atomic number by 1. A neutrino is emitted. The process may be detected by the consequent emission of the characteristic X-rays of the resultant element 0
noun electron capture the spontaneous or induced recombination of free electrons with ions or by transfer from other atoms or ions 0
noun electron capture (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. 0

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