A photon is its own antiparticle.
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Photon
/ˈfəʊtɒn/
Synonyms for "photon" (108 found)
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actinic rayactinismalpha particleantibaryonantileptonantimesonasa scaleatomergatomic beamatomic nucleusatomic particleatomic raybaryonbeambeam of lightbeta particlebougie decimalebritish candlecaloriecandle
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candle lumencandle power
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candle-footcandle-hourcandle-meterdecimal candledinamodedyneelectronelementary particleenergidergexposure meterfluxfoot candlefoot-candlefoot-poundgamma raygleamhefner candlehorsepower-hourhorsepower-year
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infrared rayintensityinternational candleinvisible radiationjoulekernkilogram-meterkilowatt hourkilowatt-hourlamp-hourleam
Noun(1 words)
information-carrying quantum
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leptonlightlight meterlight quantumlumenlumen meterlumen-hourlumeterluminous fluxluminous intensityluminous powerluxmachinemesonneutronnmrnuclear forcenuclear magnetic resonancenuclear particlenuclear resonance
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Noun(4 words)
light quantumphotonic quantaquanta of lightquantum of light
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10 entriesentangled photongamma photonheralded photoninfrared photonpolarized photonsingle photontime-bin photonultraviolet photonvisible photonx-ray photon
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6 entriesphoton countingphoton detectorphoton energyphoton fluxphoton polarizationsingle photon
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The physics of the laser may be complex. Still, it is just a story of how electrons interact with light. When a light particle, or photon, hits an electron, the electron jumps to a higher energy state. If another photon strikes one of these high-energy electrons, the electron releases two photons that travel together at the same wavelength. When this process is repeated enough, lots of organized, or coherent, photons are produced.
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The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.
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