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

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The creation of heavy elements, like silver and gold, in particular can depend on the fission and delayed neutron emission properties of exotic nuclei.

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The quest to understand delayed neutron emission and nuclear fission continues in modern nuclear physics laboratories.

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Delayed neutron emission happens only for nuclei that are not naturally occurring, and these nuclei live for only a short amount of time.

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Both fission and delayed neutron emission are processes that also happen within stars.

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Delayed neutron emission adds more neutrons to the stellar environment, that can then induce new nuclear reactions.

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