The neutron is a subatomic particle, symbol n or n0 , that has no electric charge, and a mass slightly greater than that of a proton. The neutron was...

A neutron star is the collapsed core of a massive supergiant star. It results from the supernova explosion of a massive star—combined with gravitational...

A neutron bomb, officially defined as a type of enhanced radiation weapon (ERW), is a low-yield thermonuclear weapon designed to maximize lethal neutron...

The neutron detection temperature, also called the neutron energy, indicates a free neutron's kinetic energy, usually given in electron volts. The term...

"Jimmy" Neutron, commonly known as Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, is the protagonist and title character from the 2001 animated film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius...

Look up neutron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A neutron is a subatomic particle. Neutron may also refer to: Neutron (comics), the name of several...

In nuclear physics, neutron decay may refer to: Neutron emission by an atomic nucleus Free neutron decay Beta decay of a neutron inside an atomic nucleus...

(pulsating star, on the model of quasar) is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic...

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a 2001 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies, O Entertainment and DNA Productions...

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, or just The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron and often shortened as Jimmy Neutron, is an American animated television...

characters in the American film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, its subsequent television series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and other media of the...

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...

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

Look up neutron star in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A neutron star is the extremely dense collapsed core of a supergiant star. Neutron Star may also...

concept of a neutron cross section is used to express the likelihood of interaction between an incident neutron and a target nucleus. The neutron cross section...

Neutron activation is the process in which neutron radiation induces radioactivity in materials, and occurs when atomic nuclei capture free neutrons, becoming...

Neutron capture is a nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus and one or more neutrons collide and merge to form a heavier nucleus. Since neutrons...

The LARMOR neutron microscope is a microscope based on the principle of neutron scattering. It is named in honor of Joseph Larmor and the principle of...

number of neutrons ejected: U 235 + neutron ⟶   fission fragments + 2.4  neutrons + 192.9  MeV Pu 239 + neutron ⟶   fission fragments + 2.9  neutrons + 198...

Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius episodes. The series is based on the 2001 film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius:...

either slow neutrons (i.e., a thermal system) or fast neutrons. Fissile material can be used to fuel thermal-neutron reactors, fast-neutron reactors and...

Neutron diffraction or elastic neutron scattering is the application of neutron scattering to the determination of the atomic and/or magnetic structure...

A neutron reflector is any material that reflects neutrons. This refers to elastic scattering rather than to a specular reflection. The material may be...

The neutron number (symbol N) is the number of neutrons in a nuclide. Atomic number (proton number) plus neutron number equals mass number: Z + N = A....

astrophysics to refer to dense stellar objects such as white dwarfs and neutron stars, where thermal pressure alone is not enough to prevent gravitational...

The discovery of the neutron and its properties was central to the extraordinary developments in atomic physics in the first half of the 20th century...

sustained by fast neutrons (carrying energies above 1 MeV, on average), as opposed to slow thermal neutrons used in thermal-neutron reactors. Such a fast...

engineering, a neutron moderator is a medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, ideally without capturing any, leaving them as thermal neutrons with only...

but different nucleon numbers (mass numbers) due to different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. While all isotopes of a given element have similar chemical...

Neutron generators are neutron source devices which contain compact linear particle accelerators and that produce neutrons by fusing isotopes of hydrogen...