particulate radiation

Definitions of particulate radiation

1. noun

   a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons)
   synonyms: corpuscular radiation

   types:

   alpha radiation, alpha ray

   the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay

   beta radiation, beta ray, electron radiation

   radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay

   neutron radiation

   radiation of neutrons (as by a neutron bomb)

   type of:

   radiation, radioactivity

   the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay