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{{Short description|The probability that a high-energy neutron is not captured}} ...out being captured by a nuclear resonance. A [[resonance absorption]] of a neutron in a nucleus does not produce [[nuclear fission]]. The probability of reson ...

...intensive [[neutron flux]] in short time intervals. In contrast to nuclear reactors where velocities of the coolant are no larger than a few meters per second ...plification by increasing the propellant mass flow, or using the intensive neutron flux to produce a very high [[specific impulse]] amplification – even highe ...

...ack: fission products. Intensity of blue color between the tiles indicates neutron density]] ...sile material. TWRs differ from other kinds of [[Fast-neutron reactor|fast-neutron]] and [[breeder reactor]]s in their ability to use fuel efficiently without ...

...oz had a set of two detectors situated 400 meters and 1050 meters from the reactors. Double Chooz was a successor to the [[Chooz (experiment)|Chooz]] experimen ...M |s2cid=15221390 }}</ref> placed in vicinity of two 4.25 GW thermal power reactors to measure antineutrino disappearance. The two detectors were referred to ...

...ly explored beyond a few test machines until the mid-1980s, for usage in [[neutron]] [[spallation]] sources, as a driver for [[muon]] colliders <ref name=bri ...ref>{{cite journal|title=ASPUN, Design for an Argonne Super Intense Pulsed Neutron Source|last1=Khoe|first1=T.K.|last2=Kustom|first2=R.L.|volume=30|issue=4|pa ...

...|last11=Wu |first11=Y |title=Review of blanket designs for advanced fusion reactors |journal=Fusion Engineering and Design |date=December 2008 |volume=83 |issu ...asma confinement, however, the first wall material would be exposed to a [[neutron flux]] higher than in any current [[nuclear power reactor]], which leads to ...

...nor actinides ([[Neptunium]], [[Americium]] and [[Curium]]) in appropriate reactors. In order to fulfill this objective, selective extracting agents need to be The estimated inventory of spent nuclear fuel discharged from nuclear power reactors worldwide up to the end of 2013 is about 370,000 <math>t_{HM}</math>. To da ...

...(¹H) with zero neutrons, [[deuterium]] (²H) with one neutron, and [[tritium]] (³H) with two neutrons.]] ...erent [[nucleon]] numbers ([[mass number]]s) due to different numbers of [[neutron]]s in their nuclei. While all isotopes of a given element have similar chem ...

...factor]] of nuclear reactors, overseeing technical aspects of the nuclear reactors as well as conducting a geological survey<!-- or "conducting geological sur ...frequently found alongside the [[uranium-235]] (U²³⁵) civilian reactors, in the form of [[low enriched uranium]].<ref name="Usman Shabbir, Defence ...

...in the [[Solar core|Sun's core]] might convert one of the protons into a [[neutron]] and thereby produce [[deuterium]] rather than a [[Isotopes of helium|dipr ...mpresses and heats the fuel, starting a fusion reaction. Fusion releases [[neutron]]s. These neutrons hit the surrounding fission fuel, causing the atoms to s ...

...and beta rays. Rutherford initially believed that they might be extremely fast beta particles, but their failure to be deflected by a magnetic field indic .../sup> seconds. Gamma decay may also follow [[nuclear reaction]]s such as [[neutron capture]], [[nuclear fission]], or nuclear fusion. Gamma decay is also a mo ...

...ng |url=http://www.astronomy.com/news/2017/10/gravitational-waves-show-how-fast-the-universe-is-expanding |date=18 October 2017 |website=[[Astronomy (magaz ...ubatomic particle}} consisting of two {{gli|proton|protons}} and two {{gli|neutron|neutrons}} bound together into a particle identical to the {{gli|atomic nuc ...

...work has shown how to make ⁹⁹[[Molybdenum|Mo]], usually made in reactors, by accelerating isotopes of hydrogen,<ref> Current accelerators such as the [[Spallation Neutron Source]], incorporate superconducting [[cryomodule]]s. The [[Relativistic H ...

...loys because these were used as coolants in [[Breeder reactor|fast-breeder reactors]]. Fulmer developed a high temperature [[Diffractometer|x-ray diffractomet * Fabrication of targets for the [[ISIS neutron source]] at the [[Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory]]. These consisted of an a ...

...[[Anatoly Karatsuba]]''', developed the [[Karatsuba algorithm]] (the first fast [[multiplication algorithm]]) *'''[[George Volkoff]]''', predicted the existence of [[neutron stars]] ...

...nal |last=Chadwick |first=J. |date=1933-10-01 |title=Bakerian Lecture. The Neutron |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical, Physic ...t3=Richards|first3=F. M.|date=1992-02-01|title=The chemical shift index: a fast and simple method for the assignment of protein secondary structure through ...

...without the use of ionizing radiation. It works without contact with very fast laser pulses that generate ultrasound in the tissue under examination. The ...-131|¹³¹I]] alone was 5500 [[Curie (unit)|curies]]. Most of the reactors at Hanford were shut down in the 1960s, but no disposal or decontamination ...