Atomic and Nuclear Physics
DOE-HDBK-1019/1-93
OBJECTIVES
TERMINAL OBJECTIVE
3.0
Without references, DESCRIBE the different nuclear interactions initiated by neutrons.
ENABLING OBJECTIVES
3.1
DESCRIBE the following scattering interactions between a neutron and a nucleus:
a.
Elastic scattering
b.
Inelastic scattering
3.2
STATE the conservation laws that apply to an elastic collision between a neutron and a
nucleus.
3.3
DESCRIBE the following reactions where a neutron is absorbed in a nucleus:
a.
Radiative capture
b.
Particle ejection
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