Neutron poison — For information on biological effects of excessive ionizing radiation, see radiation poisoning. A neutron poison (also called a neutron absorber or a nuclear poison ) is a substance with a large neutron absorption cross section in applications,… … Wikipedia
Neutron Reflectometry — is a laboratory technique for measuring the structure of thin films, similar to the often complementary techniques of X ray reflectivity and ellipsometry. The technique provides valuable information over a wide variety of scientific and… … Wikipedia
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Clean And Environmentally Safe Advanced Reactor — Disputed Science: CAESAR nuclear reactor Disciplines: Nuclear engineering; Nuclear technology; Nuclear physics Core Tenets: Self sustained fissioning of Uranium 238 can be accomplished via steam moderated neutrons Year Proposed: 1998 Original… … Wikipedia
Nuclear poison — A nuclear poison, also called a neutron poison is a substance with a large neutron absorption cross section in applications, such as nuclear reactors, when absorbing neutrons is an undesirable effect. However neutron absorbing materials, also… … Wikipedia
radiation measurement — ▪ technology Introduction technique for detecting the intensity and characteristics of ionizing radiation, such as alpha, beta, and gamma rays or neutrons, for the purpose of measurement. The term ionizing radiation refers to those… … Universalium
Fusion power — The Sun is a natural fusion reactor. Fusion power is the power generated by nuclear fusion processes. In fusion reactions two light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus (in contrast with fission power). In doing so they release a … Wikipedia
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Plasma diagnostics — are experimental techniques used to measure properties of a plasma such as temperature and density. Langmuir probe Measurements with electric probes, called Langmuir probes, are the oldest and most often used procedures for low temperature… … Wikipedia
Radiometric dating — (often called radioactive dating) is a technique used to date materials such as rocks, usually based on a comparison between the observed abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope and its decay products, using known decay rates.[1]… … Wikipedia
Zinc — This article is about the metallic element. For other uses, see Zinc (disambiguation). copper ← zinc → gallium ↑ Zn ↓ Cd … Wikipedia