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neutron-rich nucleus

neutron-rich nucleus

[¦nü‚trän ‚rich ′nü·klē·əs]
(nuclear physics)
An atomic nucleus in which the ratio of neutron number to proton number is much larger than that of nuclei found in nature.
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Likewise, for light neutron-rich nucleus that have covalent binding between two clusters due to valence neutrons, the potentials are shown in Figures 2(b) and 2(c).
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