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particle shower

cascade of secondary particles produced as the result of a high-energy particle interacting with dense matter
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particle shower

Summary

particle shower ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • particle shower's image is recorded as Schematic of a particle shower.svg[2].
  • particle shower's subclass of is recorded as energy cascade[3].
  • particle shower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08kc3c[4].
  • particle shower's Treccani ID is recorded as sciame-di-particelle[5].
  • particle shower's model item is recorded as air shower[6].
  • particle shower's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781321235[7].

Why It Matters

particle shower ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). particle shower. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/particle-shower
MLA “particle shower.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/particle-shower.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_particle-shower_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{particle shower}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/particle-shower}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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