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Record 1 - external organization data 2001-05-11

English

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

[A] type of nuclear reaction in which a target nucleus absorbs a neutron (uncharged particle), then emits a discrete quantity of electromagnetic energy (gamma-ray photon).

OBS

The target nucleus and the product nucleus are isotopes or forms of the same element.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

La synthèse nucléaire par capture neutronique devenue banale, fournit des isotopes radioactifs de tous les éléments.

Spanish

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