Positron

C.D. Anderson
C.D. Anderson
The positron is the antiparticle of the electron. It has the same mass, but a positive charge

History

The existence of the positron was first demonstrated in 1932 by the American physicist Carl David Anderson (1905 - 1991).

Related concepts

  • activity
  • atom
  • decay constant
  • electromagnetic radiation
  • electron
  • half-life
  • molecule
  • neutrino
  • neutron
  • nuclear decay
  • proton
  • X-radiation

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