Phonons MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Phonons
Tree Number(s): G01.249.675; G01.750.770.776.783
Unique ID: D060739
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060739
Scope Note: Quanta of acoustic energy which move at the speed of sound.
Entry Term(s): Acoustic Phonons; Optical Phonons; Phonon
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Introduced: 2012/01/01
Last Updated: 2012/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

history (HI)

therapeutic use (TU)

Physical Phenomena [G01]
- Elementary Particles [G01.249]

Physical Phenomena [G01]
- Radiation [G01.750]
  - Radiation, Nonionizing [G01.750.770]
    - Sound [G01.750.770.776]

Phonons Preferred

Acoustic Phonons Narrower

Optical Phonons Narrower

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