angular correlation
noun
physics
: the relationship between the trajectories of particles emitted by a subatomic process (such as radioactive decay)
Experiments are already planned to settle the question through measurement of the angular correlations between detected protons.
J. C. Hardy, Science, 1 Mar. 1985
J. C. Hardy, Science, 1 Mar. 1985
Word History
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above