electromagnetic shower; cascade shower
Technical term in particle physics for a cascade of secondary particles produced when a high-energy electron or photon interacts with matter. Also called カスケードシャワー.
See also: カスケードシャワー
When a high-energy electron enters matter, an electromagnetic shower occurs.
電磁シャワーはカスケードシャワーとも呼ばれる。
An electromagnetic shower is also called a cascade shower.
Compound of 電磁 (electromagnetic) and シャワー (shower), a calque of English 'electromagnetic shower'.