slowing-down kernel

slowing-down kernel

[¦slō·iŋ ¦dau̇n ′kər·nəl]

(nucleonics)

The probability per unit volume that a neutron will travel from one position in a homogeneous medium to another while slowing down through a specified energy range.

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