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- adjective physics Having a large
ratio ofneutrons toprotons
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Examples
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In the nuclear fission process that occurs in these reactors, neutron-rich fission-fragment nuclei are produced, and these undergo radioactive decays in which the excess neutrons are converted to protons, emitting an electron and an anti-neutrino in the process.
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Below that are heavy, neutron-rich elements that are also ionized, all arranged as the perfect crystal.
Ars Technica Chris Lee 2012
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CARIBU will use californium-252 to create neutron-rich heavy fission fragments at a rate of more than one billion per second.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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In total, 11 new "neutron-rich" isotopes were produced, bringing researchers closer to the presumed "island of stability" of superheavy elements.
YubaNet.com 2010
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CARIBU will use californium-252 to create neutron-rich heavy fission fragments at a rate of more than one billion per second.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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CARIBU will use californium-252 to create neutron-rich heavy fission fragments at a rate of more than one billion per second.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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In total, 11 new "neutron-rich" isotopes were produced, bringing researchers closer to the presumed "island of stability" of superheavy elements.
YubaNet.com 2010
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Instead, Janka suggests that the neutron-rich explosions that occur when collapsed stars merge create the heaviest elements, including gold, lead and uranium.
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Shaughnessy called it "the most neutron-rich isotope we have found yet."
SFGate: Top News Stories David Perlman 2010
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CARIBU will use californium-252 to create neutron-rich heavy fission fragments at a rate of more than one billion per second.
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