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delayed neutron
noun
a neutron produced in a nuclear reactor by the breakdown of a fission product and released a short time after neutrons produced in the primary process
Example Sentences
The creation of heavy elements, like silver and gold, in particular can depend on the fission and delayed neutron emission properties of exotic nuclei.
The quest to understand delayed neutron emission and nuclear fission continues in modern nuclear physics laboratories.
Delayed neutron emission happens only for nuclei that are not naturally occurring, and these nuclei live for only a short amount of time.
Both fission and delayed neutron emission are processes that also happen within stars.
Delayed neutron emission adds more neutrons to the stellar environment, that can then induce new nuclear reactions.
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