Proton (disambiguation)
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A proton is a subatomic particle with a positive fundamental electric charge of 1.6 × 10-19 coulomb and a mass of 938 MeV.
Proton may also refer to:
In astronomy:
- Proton rocket, Russian unmanned space vehicle design
- Proton satellite, Soviet artificial satellite
- Proton-proton chain reaction, one of two fusion reactions by which stars convert hydrogen to helium
In automotives:
- Proton Holdings Berhad, a Malaysian car company.
In diving:
- Proton, Russian diver propulsion vehicle
- Proton, breathing set made by Siebe Gorman
In fiction:
- Proton pack, fictional piece of nuclear accelerative machinery created by the Ghostbusters
- The Adventures of Captain Proton, science fiction adventure serial and holodeck novel from the television series Star Trek: Voyager
In science:
- Proton, province of a craton that is between 1.6 and 2.5 billion years old
- Proton conductor, electrolyte in which movable hydrogen ions are the primary charge carriers
- Proton decay, radioactive decay in which the proton decays into lighter subatomic particles in particle physics
- Proton emission, type of radioactive decay in which a proton is ejected from a nucleus
- Proton pump inhibitor, group of drugs whose main action is pronounced and long-lasting reduction of gastric acid production
- Proton Sponge, trademark assigned to Aldrich Chemical Company for 1,8-Bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene
- Proton, a Hydrogen ion is a free ion stripped of its electrons
In banking:
- Proton Bank, is an investment bank in Greece
- PROTON card, is an electronic purse card introduced in Belgium by BankSys
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