pair production vs pair creation

pair production and pair creation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pair production	Yes	No	No	No
pair creation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pair production and pair creation are synonyms defined as:

pair production and pair creation: the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus

Other synonyms of pair production include pair formation.

pair production (noun)	pair creation (noun)
the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus	the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus