excitation

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To study these interactions, the team measured the excitation energy of the carbon nuclei by analyzing deuterons -the simplest atomic nucleus made of one proton and one neutron- that were emitted during the reaction.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Under normal conditions, each photon produces only one spin-singlet exciton after excitation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

As the excitation wavelength or cavity depth changed, these hotspots moved in a predictable pattern across the array.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Nuclear physicists describe this phenomenon as a "particle-hole excitation."

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Mr. Gitney and Mr. Sharpe sat across from us, clearly disordered by an excitation of nerves almost as extreme as my own.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson