Pair production

Pair formation is the process by which a particle and its antiparticle are formed. For pair production to occur, the available energy must be at least equal to the total mass energy of the two particles formed.

Related concepts

• bremsstrahlung
• compton effect
• electromagnetic radiation
• energy (photon)
• frequency
• photoelectric effect
• photon
• scattering
• speed of light
• wavelength
• X-radiation