photons

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004901",
  "term": "photons",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Discrete concentrations of energy, apparently massless elementary particles, that move at the speed of light. They are the unit or quantum of electromagnetic radiation. Photons are emitted when electrons move from one energy state to another.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "elementary particles",
    "electromagnetic radiation",
    "light",
    "photonics",
    "biophotonics",
    "multiphoton ionization mass spectrometry",
    "radiant energy",
    "electrons",
    "energy transfer",
    "optics"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2016",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "fotones"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/photons/"
}