beta particle

Summary

beta particle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• beta particle's image is recorded as Beta-minus Decay.svg^[2].
• beta particle's image is recorded as Beta-plus Decay.svg^[3].
• beta is named after beta particle^[4].
• beta particle's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85013449^[5].
• beta particle's subclass of is recorded as charged particle^[6].
• beta particle's subclass of is recorded as ionizing radiation^[7].
• beta particle's part of is recorded as beta radiation^[8].
• beta particle's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D001610^[9].
• beta particle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09fxq^[10].
• beta particle's MeSH tree code is recorded as G01.750.750.125^[11].
• beta particle's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300226334^[12].
• beta particle's PSH ID is recorded as 3677^[13].
• beta particle's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/beta-particle^[14].
• beta particle's different from is recorded as beta radiation^[15].
• beta particle's different from is recorded as beta decay^[16].
• beta particle's FAST ID is recorded as 830901^[17].
• beta particle's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0005166^[18].
• beta particle's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1862711^[19].
• beta particle's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 9020^[20].
• beta particle's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as natuurkunde-scheikunde-en-sterrenkunde/betastraling^[21].
• beta particle's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as beta-particles^[22].
• beta particle's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as beta-partikkel^[23].
• beta particle's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as betapartikkel^[24].
• beta particle's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 006923^[25].
• beta particle's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[26].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for beta particle include betatron^[27], a nuclear technology^[28].

Why It Matters

beta particle ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (546 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for it include betatron^[27], a nuclear technology^[28].