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Bragg peak

Bragg peak noun: a maximum in the graph of energy loss of a high-energy particle, as it travels through matter, just before it comes to rest.

Noun

Bragg peak (plural Bragg peaks)

  1. A maximum in the graph of energy loss of a high-energy particle, as it travels through matter, just before it comes to rest.

Forms of Bragg peak

pluralBragg peaks

Origin of Bragg peak

For William Henry Bragg, English physicist.

Questions about Bragg peak

What does Bragg peak mean?
Bragg peak means a maximum in the graph of energy loss of a high-energy particle, as it travels through matter, just before it comes to rest.
What part of speech is Bragg peak?
Bragg peak is a noun.
What is the plural of Bragg peak?
The plural of Bragg peak is Bragg peaks.

Words near Bragg peak in the dictionary

  1. Bragg
  2. Bragg angle
  3. Bragg angles
  4. Bragg mirror
  5. Bragg mirrors
  6. Bragg peak
  7. Bragg peaks
  8. Bragg plane
  9. Bragg planes
  10. Bragg scattering
  11. Bragg scatterings

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