Neutrons Flashcards
(33 cards)
What is the mass of Neutrons
1
What charge do Neutrons have?
None
Where are neutrons located in the atomic structure?
Nucleus
What is a Fast neutron?
Any neutron born of fission
What is the energy level of fast neutrons
> 0.1 MeV
What is the energy level of intermediate neutrons
Between .1Mev to1eV
What is the energy level of slow neutrons
<1eV
Define a thermal neutron
A neutron at the same energy level as its surroundings
What is a Prompt Neutron
A neutron born before 10E-14 sec.
0.00000000000001
What is a delayed neutron
Born after 10E-14, usually about 12.7sec.
What is critical
When you are creating the same number of neutrons this cycle as the cycle before
What is subcritical
Producing less neutrons this cycle than the previous cycle
What is supercritical
Producing more neutrons this cycle than the previous cycle
What is atomic mass?
Number of Protons and Neutrons
What is the atomic Number?
The number of Protons
What is the atomic mass of a Proton
1
What charge dose a Proton have
Positive
What charge does an electron have
Negative
Name three source neutrons
Installed source
Alpha-Neutron Reaction
Photo-Neutron Reaction
Name two neutron interactions
Scattering (collision)
Absorption
What is elastic scattering
When a neutron collides with a target nucleus and bounces off.
What is inelastic scattering?
When a neutron collides with a target nucleus and enters for a short time then a neutron is released from the nucleus.
What is radiative capture?
When a neutron collides with a poison and is absorbed, no fission accrues.
What is fission?
When a neutron collides with a target nucleus causing the target nucleus to split into two nuclei of different sizes and it gives off an average of 2.5 neutrons.