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Inelastic neutron scattering

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001971

A nuclear interaction where a high-energy neutron collides with an atomic nucleus, loses a discrete amount of energy, and changes direction. The energy loss excites the nucleus, which then de-excites by emitting a gamma ray characteristic of that element. This process is used in pulsed neutron logging to determine the elemental composition of the formation, particularly carbon and oxygen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001971
FieldOil and gas
SubjectFormation Evaluation
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001971",
  "term": "Inelastic neutron scattering",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A nuclear interaction where a high-energy neutron collides with an atomic nucleus, loses a discrete amount of energy, and changes direction. The energy loss excites the nucleus, which then de-excites by emitting a gamma ray characteristic of that element. This process is used in pulsed neutron logging to determine the elemental composition of the formation, particularly carbon and oxygen.",
  "subject": "Formation Evaluation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/inelastic-neutron-scattering/"
}

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