heavy nucleus

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heavy
adjective
uk
/ˈhev.i/us
/ˈhev.i/
weighing a lot, and needing effort to move ...
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nucleus
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnjuː.kli.əs/us
/ˈnuː.kli.əs/
physicsspecialized
the central part of an atom, usually made up of protons ...
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(Definition ofheavyandnucleusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One is the way which has now been made practicable, by breaking up aheavynucleusinto nuclei of medium weight.
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The big new step which has been taken is that we have now learnt to operate on and to exploit theheavynucleusaround which the electrons revolve.
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It is therefore possible for energy to be released if aheavynucleusbreaks apart into two lighter ones.
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That paper defined new processes for changing oneheavynucleusinto others within stars, processes that could be documented by astronomers.
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Theheavynucleussplits into two or more lighter nuclei, (the fission products), releasing kinetic energy, gamma radiation, and free neutrons.
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Prompt neutrons emerge from the fission of an unstable fissionable or fissileheavynucleusalmost instantaneously.
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Thus, when an antiproton annihilates inside aheavynucleussuch as uranium or plutonium, partial or complete disruption of the nucleus can occur, releasing large numbers of fast neutrons.
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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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Light elements absorb more energy of the alpha particle, while alpha particles are reflected by heavy nuclei nearly with the same energy.
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Muon capture by heavy nuclei often leads to emission of particles; most often neutrons, but charged particles can be emitted as well.
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This flight gave evidence for heavy nuclei among the cosmic rays.
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This is roughly 1 for light nuclei, but for heavy nuclei the ratio grows in good agreement with nature.
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Fe is greater than the nucleon-specific binding energy of very heavy nuclei, so that energy is released when heavy nuclei are broken apart.
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