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Thermal neutrons

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-011949

Neutrons that are in thermal equilibrium with their surrounding medium, typically having kinetic energies comparable to the thermal energy of atoms at room temperature. Their average energy is approximately 0.025 electron volts. These low-energy neutrons are highly effective at inducing fission in certain heavy isotopes, such as uranium-235.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-011949
FieldChemistry
SubjectAnalytical Chemistry
ReferencesPAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2522 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Neutrons that are in thermal equilibrium with their surrounding medium, typically having kinetic energies comparable to the thermal energy of atoms at room temperature. Their average energy is approximately 0.025 electron volts. These low-energy neutrons are highly effective at inducing fission in certain heavy isotopes, such as uranium-235.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2522 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)"
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