• Home
  • Download PDF
  • Order CD-ROM
  • Order in Print
Radiative Capture
NUCLEAR FISSION

Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory Volume 1 of 2
Page Navigation
  47    48    49    50    51  52  53    54    55    56    57  
Atomic and Nuclear Physics DOE-HDBK-1019/1-93 NEUTRON INTERACTIONS Summary The important information in this chapter is summarized below. Neutron  Interactions  Summary Interactions  where  a  neutron  scatters  off  a  target  nucleus  are  either  elastic  or inelastic.  In elastic scattering, kinetic energy and momentum are conserved and no energy is transferred into excitation energy of the target nucleus.  In inelastic scattering, some amount of kinetic energy is transferred into excitation energy of the target nucleus. The conservation principles that apply to an elastic collision are conservation of kinetic energy and conservation of momentum. Radiative capture is the absorption of a neutron by the target nucleus, resulting in an excited nucleus which subsequently (typically within a small fraction of a second) releases its excitation energy in the form of a gamma ray. Particle ejection occurs when a neutron is absorbed by a target nucleus, resulting in the formation of a compound nucleus.   The compound nucleus immediately ejects a particle (for example, alpha or proton). Rev. 0 Page 47 NP-01







Western Governors University

Privacy Statement
Press Release
Contact

© Copyright Integrated Publishing, Inc.. All Rights Reserved. Design by Strategico.