delayed neutron fission

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• delayed neutron — noun (physics) A neutron emitted with an apparent delay during fission which arises from the breakdown of fission products, not the primary fission (cf ↑prompt neutron under ↑prompt) • • • Main Entry: ↑delay …   Useful english dictionary

• delayed neutron — n. a neutron emitted from short half life products formed as a result of nuclear fission: important in the control of nuclear reactors * * * …   Universalium

• delayed neutron — n. a neutron emitted from short half life products formed as a result of nuclear fission: important in the control of nuclear reactors …   English World dictionary

• Delayed neutron — In nuclear engineering, a delayed neutron is a neutron emitted after a nuclear fission event by one of the fission products anytime from a few milliseconds to a few minutes later, similar to a prompt neutron decay which can occur within the same… …   Wikipedia

• delayed neutron — /dəleɪd ˈnjutrɒn/ (say duhlayd nyoohtron) noun a neutron, resulting from a nuclear fission, which is emitted after a measurable lapse of time …  

• Fission product — Fission products are the atomic fragments left after a large nucleus fissions. Typically, a large nucleus like Uranium fissions by splitting into two smaller nuclei, along with a few neutrons and a large release of energy in the form of heat… …   Wikipedia

• Neutron emission — Neutron emitters to left of lower dashed line Z → 0 1 2 n ↓ n H He 3 4 0 1H Li Be 5 6 1 …   Wikipedia

• Fission product yield — Nuclear fission splits a heavy nucleus such as uranium or plutonium into two lighter nuclei, which are called fission products. Yield refers to the fraction of a fission product produced per fission.Yield can be broken down by: #Individual… …   Wikipedia

• Neutron detection — is the effective detection of neutrons entering a well positioned detector. There are two key aspects to effective neutron detection: hardware and software. Detection hardware refers to the kind of neutron detector used (the most common today is… …   Wikipedia

• nuclear fission — fission (def. 2). [1885 90] * * * Division of a heavy atomic nucleus into two fragments of roughly equal mass, accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy, the binding energy of the subatomic particles. The energy released in the… …   Universalium

• Neutron — This article is about the subatomic particle. For other uses, see Neutron (disambiguation). Neutron The quark structure of the neutron. (The color assignment of individual quarks is not important, only that all three colors are present.)… …   Wikipedia