atomic physics

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atomic physics - the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei

nuclear physics, nucleonics

cross section - (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns

natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"

atomic theory - a theory of the structure of the atom

barn, b - (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter

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