antielectron

[ an-tee-i-lek-tron, an-tahy- ]

noun

, Physics.

1. a positron.

antielectron

/ ăn′tē-ĭ-lĕk′trŏn′,ăn′tī- /

1. See positron

Word History and Origins

Origin of antielectron¹

anti- + electron

Example Sentences

First, the team used an electric field to catch antiprotons and antielectrons generated in particle collisions.

From Science Magazine

Muon and electron antineutrinos can spawn detectable antimuons and antielectrons by striking protons, although with about half the efficiency of the neutrino interactions.

From Science Magazine

The best-known example is the antielectron, or positron.

From Nature

LHC researchers have accumulated evidence of the particle decaying into a variety of products, following theoretical predictions, including into two photons and an electron–antielectron pair.

From Nature

They measured the frequency of light needed to jolt a positron — an antielectron — from its lowest energy level to the next level up, and found no discrepancy with the corresponding energy transition in ordinary hydrogen.

From Nature