Electron-capture Definition

noun

(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.

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Noun

Singular:
electron-capture
Plural:
electron captures

Electron-capture Sentence Examples

  • Analysis of PCP acetate was by gas chromatography with electron capture and finally with mass spectrometric detection.

  • We are using FT-ICR MS (and specifically electron capture dissociation) along with molecular modeling to probe their gas phase structures.

  • The counting efficiency computation for electron capture nuclides is not considered.

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