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Categories: Neutron moderators, Neutron instrumentation, Nuclear technology

moderator neutron moderator neutron moderation neutron moderators Thermalization of a neutron

Any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors WordNet 3.0

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Any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In nuclear engineering, a neutron moderator is a medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, ideally without capturing any, leaving them as thermal neutrons with only minimal kinetic energy. Wikipedia

A medium that reduces the velocity of fast neutrons, for example in a nuclear reactor Wikipedia Disambiguation

Medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, turning them into thermal neutrons that can sustain nuclear chain reactions; e.g. water, graphite, heavy water, beryllium Wikidata

A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission. Wiktionary

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