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Electron-positron annihilation
Electron-positron annihilation
is the process that occurs when an
electron
(which is
matter
) and a
positron
(which is
antimatter
) collide. They destroy each other and produce two
gamma ray
photons
, of 511
keV
each, in opposite directions.
The opposite process is known as
pair production
.
See also:
Annihilation
Electromagnetic spectrum
(shows that the photons are in the high-energy range)
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