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SUBSEQUENT FISSION [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2009-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Atomic Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

Fission which takes place only when a nucleus is bombarded with neutrons, gamma rays, or other carriers of energy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Physique atomique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

La fission provoquée consiste à scinder un noyau lourd [...] en deux parties, et ce, sous l'impact de projectiles. Lorsqu'une particule de type et d'énergie appropriés pénètre dans un noyau fissible, elle doit apporter une énergie suffisante pour que le noyau composé ainsi formé se déforme, oscille et finisse par se séparer en deux fragments plus légers, appelés produits de fission [...]

Spanish

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