noun
electron capture
Technical term in nuclear physics referring to a type of radioactive decay where an atomic nucleus absorbs an inner orbital electron.
電子捕獲は、陽子が電子を捕まえて中性子に変わる現象です。
Electron capture is a phenomenon in which a proton captures an electron and turns into a neutron.
Compound of 電子 (electron) and 捕獲 (capture), directly translating the English term 'electron capture'.