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Sometimes, gamma-rays interact with atoms in the atmosphere to form electrons and their antimatter opposite, positrons.
Scientists Find Thunderstorms Create Antimatter The Huffington Post 2011
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Sometimes, gamma-rays interact with atoms in the atmosphere to form electrons and their antimatter opposite, positrons.
Scientists Find Thunderstorms Create Antimatter The Huffington Post 2011
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These gamma-rays made possible the first recording of the nuclear photo-effect upon intermediate weight elements.
Walther Bothe and the Physics Institute: the Early Years of Nuclear Physics 2010
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Within nine months, the newly constructed band generator was used to boost the energy to the 500 thousand electron volts (KeV) level, enabling Gentner to generate gamma-rays of 17 million electron volts (MeV) by bombarding
Walther Bothe and the Physics Institute: the Early Years of Nuclear Physics 2010
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Sometimes, gamma-rays interact with atoms in the atmosphere to form electrons and their antimatter opposite, positrons.
Scientists Find Thunderstorms Create Antimatter The Huffington Post 2011
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Bothe and Gentner both understood that the radiation sources Gentner had used in Paris did not produce bombardment gamma-rays at sufficient energy to efficiently affect neutrons in heavier nuclei.
Walther Bothe and the Physics Institute: the Early Years of Nuclear Physics 2010
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Sometimes, gamma-rays interact with atoms in the atmosphere to form electrons and their antimatter opposite, positrons.
Scientists Find Thunderstorms Create Antimatter The Huffington Post 2011
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The gamma-rays could be caused by shock driven acceleration of the ejected material, and its capture by strong magnetic fields within the system.
Unprecedented Eruption Catches Astronomers By Surprise | Universe Today 2010
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The researchers searched for gamma-rays associated with the supernovae using archived records in the Gamma-Ray Burst Coordination Network located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
GRB Central Engines Observed in Nearby Supernovae? | Universe Today 2010
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According to Bonning: Blazars are multi-wavelength objects — their spectral energy distribution covers radio through gamma-rays, so a diverse collection of facilities will be observing 3C 454.3 during this outburst.
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