The neutron flux is a scalar quantity used in nuclear physics and nuclear reactor physics. It is the total distance travelled by all free neutrons per...

Neutron radiation is a form of ionizing radiation that presents as free neutrons. Typical phenomena are nuclear fission or nuclear fusion causing the release...

A neutron source is any device that emits neutrons, irrespective of the mechanism used to produce the neutrons. Neutron sources are used in physics, engineering...

reactors, that high neutron fluxes became possible, leading to the possibility of in-depth structure investigations. The first neutron-scattering instruments...

by neutron capture. Neutron capture on protons yields a line at 2.223 MeV predicted and commonly observed in solar flares. At small neutron flux, as...

flux reactor-based sources of neutrons for condensed matter physics research in the United States, and it has one of the highest steady-state neutron...

sensitivities for most elements. The neutron flux from such a reactor is in the order of 1012 neutrons cm−2 s−1. The type of neutrons generated are of relatively...

depends on the neutron flux before the shutdown. Iodine pit behavior is not observed in reactors with neutron flux density below 5×1016 neutrons m−2s−1, as...

as designed ... [O]ur first "neutron bombs" were the GAR-11 and MB-1 Genie. It has also been suggested that neutron flux's effects on the warhead electronics...

fission) are proportional to the neutron flux, contrasting with fixed-source problems where the source is independent of the flux. In these calculations, the...

and the number of target nuclei.[page needed] In conjunction with the neutron flux, it enables the calculation of the reaction rate, for example to derive...

reactors, the neutron reflector is installed for following purposes: The neutron flux distribution is “flattened“, i.e., the ratio of the average flux to the...

Chromium-51 will form by neutron activation in chrome steel (which contains Cr-50) that is exposed to a typical reactor neutron flux. Carbon-14, most frequently...

very large neutron absorption cross-section, so in the high-neutron-flux environment of a nuclear reactor core, the 135Xe soon absorbs a neutron and becomes...

nuclear fuel, whose neutron flux from spontaneous fission is insufficient for a reliable startup, or after prolonged shutdown periods. Neutron sources ensure...

so-called neutron bombs) end with the fissioning of the final natural uranium tamper, something that could not normally be achieved without the neutron flux provided...

biological hazard, depending on dose. A small natural "neutron background" flux of free neutrons exists on Earth, caused by cosmic ray showers, and by...

parts: two plutonium-gallium hemispheres and a ring, designed to keep neutron flux from "jetting" out of the joined surface between the hemispheres during...

graphite neutron reflector surrounding the core. Like DIDO, its original purpose was nuclear materials testing, using its high neutron flux to give materials...

as nuclear reactors, a neutron poison (also called a neutron absorber or a nuclear poison) is a substance with a large neutron absorption cross-section...

of "flux freezing", or conservation of the original magnetic flux during the formation of the neutron star. If an object has a certain magnetic flux over...

Luminous flux Magnetic flux Magnetic flux quantum Neutron flux Poynting flux Poynting theorem Radiant flux Rapid single flux quantum Sound energy flux Volumetric...

resulting in a thermal neutron flux that is about 40 × 106 higher than the normal environmental neutron flux. This high thermal neutron flux will generally result...

short gamma-ray bursts. The merger of neutron stars momentarily creates an environment of such extreme neutron flux that the r-process can occur. This reaction...

neutrons (VCN) should be used. However, because of the weak neutron flux and lack of optical components in this range, most scientists use neutrons of...

of neutron flux, helping the reactor-operators in maintaining the neutron economy. It gives a direct current signal proportional to the incident flux of...

source may be removed from the core to prevent damage from the high neutron flux in the operating reactor core; the secondary sources usually remains...

within ordinary stars, particularly AGB stars, where the neutron flux is sufficient to cause neutron captures to recur every 10–100 years, much too slow for...

A californium neutron flux multiplier (CFX) is a source of neutrons for research purposes. It contains a small amount of californium-252 and several plates...

produces twenty to thirty neutrons per event. It might be possible to increase the neutron flux through the use of a neutron amplifier, a thin film of...