The Positive Electron (paper)
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"The Positive Electron" is the landmark 1932 scientific paper by Carl David Anderson that reported the discovery of the positron, the first known antiparticle.
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| The Positive Electron (paper) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | scientific paper ⓘ |
| author |
C. D. Anderson
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Carl David Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conclusion | existence of a positively charged electron-like particle ⓘ |
| contributedTo | award of the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics to Carl David Anderson ⓘ |
| describes | tracks of particles in a magnetic field ⓘ |
| evidenceType | photographic cloud-chamber tracks ⓘ |
| field |
experimental physics
ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first experimental evidence for an antiparticle
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landmark paper in particle physics ⓘ |
| impact | confirmed existence of antimatter predicted by theory ⓘ |
| inferredChargeOfParticle | positive and equal in magnitude to electron charge ⓘ |
| inferredMassOfParticle | approximately equal to electron mass ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Paul Dirac's theory of the electron ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| method |
cloud chamber observations
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cosmic-ray track analysis ⓘ |
| publicationType | journal article ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Dirac equation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToNobelPrizeOf | Carl David Anderson GENERATED ⓘ |
| reportedDiscoveryOf |
first known antiparticle
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positron ⓘ |
| title | The Positive Electron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
antiparticles
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cosmic rays ⓘ positron ⓘ |
| yearPublished | 1932 ⓘ |
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