particulate radiation

1. A stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons) (synset 111519910)
   is a type of: radiation, radioactivity - the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
   subtypes:

   • alpha radiation, alpha ray - the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay
   • beta radiation, beta ray, electron radiation - radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay
   • neutron radiation - radiation of neutrons (as by a neutron bomb)
   same as: corpuscular radiation

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