pionizationn.
/ˌpʌɪənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌpaɪənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌpaɪəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Particle Physics.
The production of numerous low-energy pions by the collision of two high-energy nucleons.
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1964 Mat.-Fys. Meddelelser K. Danske Vidensk. Selskab 33 xv. 8 The calculation of the relative importance in the cosmic radiation of mesons generated by nucleons in pionization and mesons generated in the deexcitation of baryon states is straightforward.
1979 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 365 152 Pure pionization with enhanced N production as in C.
2001 Mod. Physics Lett. A. 16 1395 The Average Phase Space Density..of very high energy nuclear collisions at the total ‘freeze-out’ temperature offers an indirect but convenient tool to assess..the pionisation models.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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