neutron

IPA: nˈutrɑn

(physics) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.

Examples of "neutron" in Sentences

About half of them found their careers in neutron scattering.
The existence of the neutron is however only a recent discovery.
With the crystal set at a suitable angle, a certain neutron wavelength can be selected.
On the other hand, if a neutron is emitted the product of the reaction is not a known atom.
USEEM: With the name neutron Jack, as in a neutron bomb, buildings are left standing but the people are gone.
The neutron is a heavy particle without any electric charge and of the same weight as the nucleus of an atom of hydrogen.
During a hectic period between 1955 and 1960 Brockhouse's pioneering work was without parallel within neutron spectroscopy.
There were many problems in neutron diffusion such as finding the critical mass that required more careful formulations than had been carried out in the earliest projections.
Apart from any surface contamination of the plant, the remaining radioactivity comes from "activation products" such as steel components that have been exposed to long-term neutron irradiation.
Cosmo – A long-term neutron measurement project, under the tutelage of the late Dr. Jack Lockwood and Dr. Jim Ryan of UNH's Physics Department, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space.