Sentences with phrase «readily absorb a neutron»

One problem with this idea is that any 3He produced near a neutron source would readily absorb a neutron and become 4He.

Not exact matches

In nuclides such as Uranium - 238, thermal neutrons are readily absorbed without causing a fission — resulting in what we call a capture.
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