Title: slow neutrons
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - slow neutrons
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05712
Status: current

Definition
Neutrons of kinetic energy less than some specified value. This value may vary over a wide range and depends on the application. In reactor physics, the value is frequently chosen to be \(1\ \rm{eV}\); in dosimetry, the effective cadmium cut-off is used.

Related Terms
- effective cadmium cut-off: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E01891
- kinetic energy: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/K03402

Source
- PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1547 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)

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Citation: Citation: 'slow neutrons' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S05712
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