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The '''positron''' is the antiparticle of the electron. It has the same mass as the electron but positive electric charge and appears in beta-plus decay, pair production, and electron-positron annihilation.
The '''positron''' is the antiparticle of the electron. It has the same mass as the electron but positive electric charge<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 CODATA Value: electron mass |url=https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?me |website=The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty |publisher=NIST |date=2024-05 |access-date=2026-05-24}}</ref> and appears in beta-plus decay, pair production, and electron-positron annihilation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dirac |first=P. A. M. |title=The quantum theory of the electron |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society A |year=1928 |volume=117 |issue=778 |pages=610-624 |doi=10.1098/rspa.1928.0023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Anderson |first=C. D. |title=The Positive Electron |journal=Physical Review |year=1933 |volume=43 |issue=6 |pages=491-494 |doi=10.1103/PhysRev.43.491}}</ref>
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== References ==
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* {{Cite web |title=2022 CODATA Value: electron mass |url=https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?me |website=The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty |publisher=NIST |date=2024-05 |access-date=2026-05-24}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Dirac |first=P. A. M. |title=The quantum theory of the electron |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society A |year=1928 |volume=117 |issue=778 |pages=610-624 |doi=10.1098/rspa.1928.0023}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Dirac |first=P. A. M. |title=A theory of electrons and protons |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society A |year=1930 |volume=126 |issue=801 |pages=360-365 |doi=10.1098/rspa.1930.0013}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Anderson |first=C. D. |title=The Positive Electron |journal=Physical Review |year=1933 |volume=43 |issue=6 |pages=491-494 |doi=10.1103/PhysRev.43.491}}
* {{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Carl D. |title=The Production and Properties of Positrons |website=NobelPrize.org |year=1936 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1936/anderson/lecture/ |access-date=2026-05-24}}


{{Author|Harold Foppele}}
{{Author|Harold Foppele}}

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The positron is the antiparticle of the electron. It has the same mass as the electron but positive electric charge[1] and appears in beta-plus decay, pair production, and electron-positron annihilation.[2][3]

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  1. ↑ "2022 CODATA Value: electron mass". NIST. 2024-05. https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?me. 
  2. ↑ Dirac, P. A. M. (1928). "The quantum theory of the electron". Proceedings of the Royal Society A 117 (778): 610-624. doi:10.1098/rspa.1928.0023. 
  3. ↑ Anderson, C. D. (1933). "The Positive Electron". Physical Review 43 (6): 491-494. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.43.491. 


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