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A neutron source is any device that emits neutrons, irrespective of the mechanism used to produce the neutrons. Neutron sources are used in physics, engineering...9 KB (1,134 words) - 14:19, 12 October 2024- Neutron capture is a nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus and one or more neutrons collide and merge to form a heavier nucleus. Since neutrons...8 KB (927 words) - 01:52, 13 July 2024
- A neutron bomb, officially defined as a type of enhanced radiation weapon (ERW), is a low-yield thermonuclear weapon designed to maximize lethal neutron...63 KB (6,667 words) - 01:03, 3 November 2024
- still a common neutron source. The neutrons in nuclear reactors are generally categorized as slow (thermal) neutrons or fast neutrons depending on their...21 KB (2,672 words) - 17:06, 19 September 2024
neutron star ages, its rotation slows (as P increases); eventually, the rate of rotation will become too slow to power the radio-emission mechanism,...115 KB (13,830 words) - 21:58, 16 November 2024
sustained by fast neutrons (carrying energies above 1 MeV, on average), as opposed to slow thermal neutrons used in thermal-neutron reactors. Such a fast...55 KB (7,509 words) - 02:25, 3 November 2024- The neutron is a subatomic particle, symbol n or n0 , which has no electric charge, and a mass slightly greater than that of a proton. Protons and neutrons...115 KB (12,955 words) - 07:39, 2 November 2024
- is a relatively low neutron flux on the order of 105 to 1011 cm−2 s−1, resulting in nucleosynthesis by the s-process (slow neutron-capture process). By...9 KB (916 words) - 17:47, 28 October 2024
Nuclear chain reaction (redirect from Neutron multiplication factor)searched for, and discovered, neutron multiplication in uranium, proving that a nuclear chain reaction by this mechanism was indeed possible. On May 4...35 KB (4,739 words) - 01:06, 12 November 2024- emission is due to the delay in beta decay (which is slower since controlled by the weak force), since neutron emission, like gamma emission, is controlled by...7 KB (959 words) - 20:55, 27 August 2024
Neutron emission is a mode of radioactive decay in which one or more neutrons are ejected from a nucleus. It occurs in the most neutron-rich/proton-deficient...7 KB (871 words) - 22:07, 1 December 2023- two molecules of NO2. A possible mechanism for the overall reaction that explains the rate law is: 2 NO2 → NO3 + NO (slow) NO3 + CO → NO2 + CO2 (fast) Each...13 KB (1,686 words) - 06:29, 9 August 2024
Pulsar (redirect from Rotating neutron star)A pulsar (from pulsating radio source) is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic...64 KB (7,131 words) - 13:50, 29 October 2024- as nuclear reactors, a neutron poison (also called a neutron absorber or a nuclear poison) is a substance with a large neutron absorption cross-section...18 KB (2,277 words) - 12:36, 16 July 2024
Nuclear fission (category Neutron sources)even number of neutrons (such as 238U with 146 neutrons). This extra binding energy is made available as a result of the mechanism of neutron pairing effects...73 KB (9,615 words) - 18:13, 30 October 2024- R-process (redirect from Rapid neutron capture process)the other predominant mechanism for the production of heavy elements, which is nucleosynthesis by means of slow captures of neutrons. In general, isotopes...31 KB (3,894 words) - 06:13, 4 November 2024
Control rod (redirect from Control rod drive mechanism)of absorbing many neutrons without themselves decaying. These elements have different neutron capture cross sections for neutrons of various energies...20 KB (2,463 words) - 10:12, 9 October 2024
Nuclear reactor physics (section Neutron moderators)neutron losses (due to non-fission absorption mechanisms and leakage from the system). When a reactor's neutron population remains steady from one generation...28 KB (4,252 words) - 21:12, 1 November 2024- Nucleon magnetic moment (redirect from Neutron magnetic moment)interactions. The influence of the neutron's magnetic moment is therefore only apparent for low energy, or slow, neutrons. Because the value for the magnetic...52 KB (5,970 words) - 21:58, 2 September 2024
Natural nuclear fission reactor (section Mechanism)product of neutron capture in xenon-135 decays extremely slowly via double beta decay and thus scientists were able to determine the neutronics of this reactor...21 KB (2,689 words) - 15:51, 27 October 2024
- SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) I learned about X-ray diffraction, neutron scattering, raman scattering, infrared absorption spectroscopy, heat capacity
- neutral particles (like the neutron), consist of quarks that cannot annihilate each other. And as we might expect, the neutron is a much longer-lasting particle
- understanding of radioactive waste. The four particles are alpha beta gamma neutron In addition, there are a two different properties of all radiation that