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Neutron capture

Index Neutron capture

Neutron capture is a nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus and one or more neutrons collide and merge to form a heavier nucleus. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 64 relations: Alpha particle, Atomic nucleus, Atomic number, Barn (unit), Beta decay, Beta particle, Beta-decay stable isobars, Boric acid, Boron, Boron carbide, Cadmium, Chemical element, Cobalt, Control rod, Delta ray, Doppler broadening, Dysprosium, Dysprosium titanate, Electron configuration, Electrostatics, Erbium, Europium, Feedback, Gadolinium, Gamma ray, Gold, Gold-198, Hafnium, Hafnium diboride, Induced radioactivity, Ion exchange, Iron peak, Isotope, List of particles, Mass number, Molybdenum, Neutron, Neutron activation analysis, Neutron cross section, Neutron emission, Neutron flux, Neutron moderator, Neutron temperature, Nuclear fuel, Nuclear fusion, Nuclear reaction, Nuclear reactor, Nuclear reactor coolant, Nucleosynthesis, Nuclide, ... Expand index (14 more) »

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Alpha particle

Alpha particles, also called alpha rays or alpha radiation, consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium-4 nucleus.

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Atomic nucleus

The atomic nucleus is the small, dense region consisting of protons and neutrons at the center of an atom, discovered in 1911 by Ernest Rutherford based on the 1909 Geiger–Marsden gold foil experiment. Neutron capture and atomic nucleus are nuclear physics.

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Atomic number

The atomic number or nuclear charge number (symbol Z) of a chemical element is the charge number of an atomic nucleus. Neutron capture and atomic number are nuclear physics.

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Barn (unit)

A barn (symbol: b) is a metric unit of area equal to (100 fm2).

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Beta decay

In nuclear physics, beta decay (β-decay) is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits a beta particle (fast energetic electron or positron), transforming into an isobar of that nuclide. Neutron capture and beta decay are nuclear physics.

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Beta particle

A beta particle, also called beta ray or beta radiation (symbol β), is a high-energy, high-speed electron or positron emitted by the radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus during the process of beta decay.

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Beta-decay stable isobars

Beta-decay stable isobars are the set of nuclides which cannot undergo beta decay, that is, the transformation of a neutron to a proton or a proton to a neutron within the nucleus. Neutron capture and beta-decay stable isobars are nuclear physics.

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Boric acid

Boric acid, more specifically orthoboric acid, is a compound of boron, oxygen, and hydrogen with formula.

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Boron

Boron is a chemical element; it has symbol B and atomic number 5.

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Boron carbide

Boron carbide (chemical formula approximately B4C) is an extremely hard boron–carbon ceramic, a covalent material used in tank armor, bulletproof vests, engine sabotage powders, as well as numerous industrial applications.

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Cadmium

Cadmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Cd and atomic number 48.

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Chemical element

A chemical element is a chemical substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions.

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Cobalt

Cobalt is a chemical element; it has symbol Co and atomic number 27.

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Control rod

Control rods are used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of the nuclear fuel – uranium or plutonium.

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Delta ray

A delta ray is a secondary electron with enough energy to escape a significant distance away from the primary radiation beam and produce further ionization.

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Doppler broadening

In atomic physics, Doppler broadening is broadening of spectral lines due to the Doppler effect caused by a distribution of velocities of atoms or molecules.

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Dysprosium

Dysprosium is a chemical element; it has symbol Dy and atomic number 66.

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Dysprosium titanate

Dysprosium titanate (Dy2Ti2O7) is an inorganic compound, a ceramic of the titanate family, with pyrochlore structure.

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Electron configuration

In atomic physics and quantum chemistry, the electron configuration is the distribution of electrons of an atom or molecule (or other physical structure) in atomic or molecular orbitals.

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Electrostatics

Electrostatics is a branch of physics that studies slow-moving or stationary electric charges.

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Erbium

Erbium is a chemical element; it has symbol Er and atomic number 68.

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Europium

Europium is a chemical element; it has symbol Eu and atomic number 63.

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Feedback

Feedback occurs when outputs of a system are routed back as inputs as part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit or loop.

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Gadolinium

Gadolinium is a chemical element; it has symbol Gd and atomic number 64.

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Gamma ray

A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. Neutron capture and gamma ray are nuclear physics.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.

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Gold-198

Gold-198 (198Au) is a radioactive isotope of gold.

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Hafnium

Hafnium is a chemical element; it has symbol Hf and atomic number 72.

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Hafnium diboride

Hafnium diboride is a type of ceramic composed of hafnium and boron that belongs to the class of ultra-high temperature ceramics.

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Induced radioactivity

Induced radioactivity, also called artificial radioactivity or man-made radioactivity, is the process of using radiation to make a previously stable material radioactive.

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Ion exchange

Ion exchange is a reversible interchange of one species of ion present in an insoluble solid with another of like charge present in a solution surrounding the solid.

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Iron peak

The iron peak is a local maximum in the vicinity of Fe (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni) on the graph of the abundances of the chemical elements.

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Isotope

Isotopes are distinct nuclear species (or nuclides) of the same chemical element. Neutron capture and Isotope are nuclear physics.

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List of particles

This is a list of known and hypothesized particles.

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Mass number

The mass number (symbol A, from the German word: Atomgewicht, "atomic weight"), also called atomic mass number or nucleon number, is the total number of protons and neutrons (together known as nucleons) in an atomic nucleus.

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Molybdenum

Molybdenum is a chemical element; it has symbol Mo (from Neo-Latin molybdaenum) and atomic number 42.

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Neutron

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Neutron activation analysis

Neutron activation analysis (NAA) is a nuclear process used for determining the concentrations of elements in many materials. Neutron capture and Neutron activation analysis are neutron-related techniques.

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Neutron cross section

In nuclear physics, the concept of a neutron cross section is used to express the likelihood of interaction between an incident neutron and a target nucleus. Neutron capture and neutron cross section are neutron and nuclear physics.

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Neutron emission

Neutron emission is a mode of radioactive decay in which one or more neutrons are ejected from a nucleus. Neutron capture and neutron emission are neutron and nuclear physics.

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Neutron flux

The neutron flux is a scalar quantity used in nuclear physics and nuclear reactor physics. Neutron capture and neutron flux are neutron.

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Neutron moderator

In nuclear engineering, a neutron moderator is a medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, ideally without capturing any, leaving them as thermal neutrons with only minimal (thermal) kinetic energy.

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Neutron temperature

The neutron detection temperature, also called the neutron energy, indicates a free neutron's kinetic energy, usually given in electron volts. Neutron capture and neutron temperature are neutron.

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Nuclear fuel

Nuclear fuel is material used in nuclear power stations to produce heat to power turbines.

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Nuclear fusion

Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei, usually deuterium and tritium (hydrogen isotopes), combine to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons). Neutron capture and Nuclear fusion are nuclear physics.

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Nuclear reaction

In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry, a nuclear reaction is a process in which two nuclei, or a nucleus and an external subatomic particle, collide to produce one or more new nuclides. Neutron capture and nuclear reaction are nuclear physics.

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Nuclear reactor

A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction or nuclear fusion reactions.

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Nuclear reactor coolant

A nuclear reactor coolant is a coolant in a nuclear reactor used to remove heat from the nuclear reactor core and transfer it to electrical generators and the environment.

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Nucleosynthesis

Nucleosynthesis is the process that creates new atomic nuclei from pre-existing nucleons (protons and neutrons) and nuclei. Neutron capture and Nucleosynthesis are nuclear physics.

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Nuclide

A nuclide (or nucleide, from nucleus, also known as nuclear species) is a class of atoms characterized by their number of protons, Z, their number of neutrons, N, and their nuclear energy state. Neutron capture and nuclide are nuclear physics.

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P-process

The term p-process (p for proton) is used in two ways in the scientific literature concerning the astrophysical origin of the elements (nucleosynthesis). Neutron capture and p-process are nuclear physics.

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Proton

A proton is a stable subatomic particle, symbol, H+, or 1H+ with a positive electric charge of +1 e (elementary charge).

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R-process

In nuclear astrophysics, the rapid neutron-capture process, also known as the r-process, is a set of nuclear reactions that is responsible for the creation of approximately half of the atomic nuclei heavier than iron, the "heavy elements", with the other half produced by the p-process and ''s''-process. Neutron capture and r-process are neutron and nuclear physics.

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Radioactive decay

Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation.

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S-process

The slow neutron-capture process, or s-process, is a series of reactions in nuclear astrophysics that occur in stars, particularly asymptotic giant branch stars. Neutron capture and s-process are neutron and nuclear physics.

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Samarium

Samarium is a chemical element; it has symbol Sm and atomic number 62.

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Solar flare

A solar flare is a relatively intense, localized emission of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere.

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Standard enthalpy of formation

In chemistry and thermodynamics, the standard enthalpy of formation or standard heat of formation of a compound is the change of enthalpy during the formation of 1 mole of the substance from its constituent elements in their reference state, with all substances in their standard states.

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Titanium

Titanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22.

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Titanium diboride

Titanium diboride (TiB2) is an extremely hard ceramic which has excellent heat conductivity, oxidation stability and wear resistance.

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Uranium-238

Uranium-238 (238U or U-238) is the most common isotope of uranium found in nature, with a relative abundance of 99%.

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Xenon

Xenon is a chemical element; it has symbol Xe and atomic number 54.

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Ytterbium

Ytterbium is a chemical element; it has symbol Yb and atomic number 70.

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Zirconium

Zirconium is a chemical element; it has symbol Zr and atomic number 40.

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See also

Neutron

Neutron-related techniques

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_capture

Also known as Neutron Absorbtion, Neutron Absorption, Resonance integral.

, P-process, Proton, R-process, Radioactive decay, S-process, Samarium, Solar flare, Standard enthalpy of formation, Titanium, Titanium diboride, Uranium-238, Xenon, Ytterbium, Zirconium.