Sentences with phrase «per nucleon»
The peak in the GCR spectrum occurs at about 1 GeV per nucleon, although energies over 10 ^ 21 eV have been measured.
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The data can then be used to plot the binding energy per nucleon graph.
Its nucleus has a total binding energy of about 2.2 MeV, so the average binding energy per nucleon is about 1.1 MeV.
If two deuterium nuclei merge to become helium, 2.2 MeV + 2.2 MeV of binding energy are replaced by helium - 4's average binding energy of 7.1 MeV per nucleon, or a total of 4 x 7.1 MeV.
Iron and nickel nuclei have the largest binding energies per nucleon of all nuclei and therefore are the most stable.