Epicadmium neutrons

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004015",
  "term": "Epicadmium neutrons",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Neutrons with kinetic energies greater than the cadmium cut-off energy, which is approximately 0.5 eV. These neutrons are not significantly absorbed by cadmium and are typically in the resonance or fast neutron energy range. They are used in neutron activation analysis to selectively activate isotopes with high resonance cross-sections.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "effective cadmium cut-off energy",
    "kinetic energy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2522 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/epicadmium-neutrons/"
}