thermal neutrons

slow neutron

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Definitions of thermal neutrons words

noun thermal neutrons a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor. 1
noun plural thermal neutrons slow neutrons that are approximately in thermal equilibrium with a moderator. They have a distribution of speeds similar to that of the molecules of a gas at the temperature of the moderator. Data concerning nuclear interactions are often given for standard thermal neutrons of speed 2200 metres per second, which is approximately the most probable speed at normal laboratory temperatures 0

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First recorded in 1930-35

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