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...nge ballistic missile; 100 kt in Mod 0; Mod 3 was "enhanced radiation" or "neutron bomb"

...e [[Standard Model|strong force]], such as a [[meson]], [[proton]], or a [[neutron]].

...ron with the parent nucleus. A very few fissions occur without an initial neutron collision and are called ''spontaneous fissions''. A repeated cycle of neu

...eflection|neutron reflector]] surrounding the fission core, increasing its neutron density, and decreasing the size of the device. A [[beryllium reflector]] w

An [[atom]] of a chemical [[element]] with a specific number of [[neutron]]s and hence a specific [[nuclear mass]], such as [[carbon]]-14 (<sup>14</s

...upernova, but not so much mass that it forms a [[black hole]] instead of a neutron star.

A means of increasing the number and intensity of [[neutron]]s released during the implosion of a [[fission device]], by the precisely

...ermalizes) the speed, thereby reducing the [[kinetic energy]], of flying [[neutron]]s by collision of the neutrons with the small nuclei.

A '''reactor moderator''' controls the flow of [[neutron]]s in a [[nuclear reactor]], often in the form of control rods which increa ...e inserted to their maximums. Solutions containing high concentrations of neutron absorbers can be used to flood a reactor and do an emergency shutdown. [[Be

...number]] splits into two nuclei of lower atomic numbers and one or more [[neutron]]s and a relatively large release of energy per atom.

...ission]] and [[nuclear fusion]]. Radioactivity includes both the gain of [[neutron]]s changing the mass of the nucleus, and [[radioactive decay]], where it em

The '''Natrium reactor''' is a [[Fast neutron reactor|Fast Neutron Reactor]] using uranium metal as the fuel and molten sodium as the coolant. Fast Neutron Reactors can achieve a much higher burnup of the fuel, resulting in fewer g

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{{main|Neutron}} '''Neutron generators''' are the source of neutrons for various applications. The diff

...lement [[hydrogen]] that has a nucleus containing one [[proton]] and two [[neutron]]s (i.e., atomic weight 3.016). A compound containing tritium is said to b Its major use is in [[neutron generator]]s and [[tritium boosting]] for [[fission device]]s, and, mixed

...ut five times the size of the sun, which occurs when the star collapses; a neutron star or a black hole may be formed as a result, or the explosion results in

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...nucleus]] of a [[chemical element]]. When free (not bound to a nucleus), a neutron can have important physical, chemical, and biological<ref name=WHOion>{{cit The mass ''m''_n of a neutron<ref name=NIST1>

...d multiple of one-half. Examples include the electron, the proton, and the neutron.