heavy isotopes

collocation in English

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heavy
adjective
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/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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isotope
noun[C]
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/ˈaɪ.sə.təʊp/us
/ˈaɪ.sə.toʊp/
a form of an atom that has a different atomic weight from other forms of the same atom but the same ...
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This type of fission (called spontaneous fission) is rare except in a few heavy isotopes.
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The inclusion of heavy isotopes might be either active (selection for heavier isotopes) or passive (incorporation reflecting the existing abundance).
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In contrast, the second population is fed with growth medium containing amino acids labeled with stable (non-radioactive) heavy isotopes.
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The s-process is "secondary", meaning that it requires preexisting heavy isotopes as seed nuclei to be converted into other heavy nuclei.
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It is predicted that the heavy isotopes copernicium-291 and copernicium-293 may have half-lives of around 1200 years.
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The technique had previously been used to isolate heavy isotopes of neon.
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They were less successful in terms of yield that was attributed to stronger losses of heavy isotopes due to enhanced fission rates in heavy-element charges.
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