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prompt radiation [′prämpt ‚rād·ē‚ā·shən]

(nuclear physics)

Radiation emitted within a time too short for measurement, including γ-rays, characteristic x-rays, conversion and Auger electrons, prompt neutrons, and annihilation radiation.

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