conversion electron

[kən′vər·zhən i′lek‚trän]

(nuclear physics)

An electron which receives energy directly from a nucleus in an internal conversion process and is thereby expelled from the atom.

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The calibration of the detection system is performed using the 113 Sn emission of a 364 keV conversion electron.

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