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Delayed neutron
Meaning
Noun
●
In Nuclear physics:
A
neutron
produced
as a result of
nuclear fission
which is
emitted
upon the
radioactive decay
of a
fission product
nucleus
seconds
to
minutes
later
,
rather than
at the time
of the
initial
fission
event
. Less than 2% of
fission
neutron
s are
delayed neutrons
(the
exact
proportion
depends
on the
nuclide
being
fission
ed).
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