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低速中性子 (ていそくちゅうせいし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

低てい速そく中ちゅう性せい子し

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Meanings

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slow neutron

Technical term in nuclear physics for neutrons with kinetic energy below about 1 eV, often used in contexts like nuclear reactors and neutron scattering.

低てい速そく中ちゅう性せい子しは原げん子し炉ろの制せい御ぎょに重じゅう要ような役

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Slow neutrons play an important role in controlling nuclear reactors.

Kanji

低lower, short, humble
速quick, fast
中in, inside, middle
性sex, gender, nature
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

高こう速そく中ちゅう性せい子し
Fast neutrons have higher kinetic energy (typically above 1 MeV), while slow neutrons are lower energy and more likely to cause fission in certain isotopes.
熱ねつ中ちゅう性せい子し
Thermal neutrons are a subset of slow neutrons that have reached thermal equilibrium with their surroundings, with an average energy of about 0.025 eV at room temperature.

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Etymology

Compound of 低速 (low speed) + 中性子 (neutron), a direct calque of the English term 'slow neutron'.

中ちゅう性せい子し