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neutron absorber

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neutron absorber [′nü‚trän əb‚sȯrb·ər]
(nucleonics)
A material in which a significant number of neutrons passing through combine with nuclei and are not reemitted.


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3]He neutron absorber that follows the 1/v capture behavior, the distance the neutron travels in the detector before being captured increases with decreasing velocity.
Based on early results, Bates' team says the glass does not produce clay and retains plutonium, uranium, and neutron absorbers.
Boral will be used as a neutron absorber in various nuclear waste containment structures.
 
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