Gamow factor

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Etymology[edit]

Named after its discoverer, the physicist George Gamow.

Noun[edit]

Gamow factor (plural Gamow factors)

  1. (physics) A probability factor for the chance of two nuclear particles overcoming the Coulomb barrier in order to undergo nuclear reactions.
    Synonym: Sommerfeld factor
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