Assertion: emitted gamma ray | /r/CapableOf | transfer its energy
Facets:
value: directly
type: MANNER
value: to any electrons
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: An emitted gamma ray from any type of excited state may transfer its energy directly to any electrons, but most probably to one of the K shell electrons of the atom, causing it to be ejected from that atom, in a process generally termed the photoelectric effect (external gamma rays and ultraviolet rays may also cause this effect).