disintegration of an atomic nucleus as a result of its absorption of a photon, usually a gamma ray
photodisintegration in American English
(ˌfoʊtoʊdɪsˌɪntəˈgreɪʃən)
noun
Physics
a nuclear reaction induced by the action of a photon
photodisintegration in American English
(ˌfoutoudɪˌsɪntɪˈɡreiʃən)
noun
Physics
the disintegration of a nucleus, induced by its absorption of a photon
Word origin
[1930–35; photo- + disintegration]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, acoustic phonetics, hypercorrection, logical positivism, videophoto- is a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix photo- include: photochronograph, photocoagulation, photogen, photogravure, photopathy
Examples of 'photodisintegration' in a sentence
photodisintegration
These reactions can also be studied through the inverse photodisintegration reaction.
Deflorian S., Efros V.D., Leidemann W. 2016, 'Low-energy calculations for nuclear photodisintegration', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611308003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The neutrons from the three-body photodisintegration were detected with sixteen 12.7 cm diameter liquid scintillator detectors.
Laskaris G. 2016, 'The contribution of the H→3e(γ→ ,n)pp${}^3\\vec He(\\vec \\gamma ,n)pp$ reaction to theGDH integrand below pion production threshold', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611304018. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)