neutron drip line

noun

The jagged line, on a chart showing the number of protons and neutrons of all known isotopes, beyond which neutron-rich nuclei are unstable and emit neutrons.

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Meanings

nounneutron drip line (plural neutron drip lines)

plural neutron drip lines

  1. natural sciencesThe jagged line, on a chart showing the number of protons and neutrons of all known isotopes, beyond which neutron-rich nuclei are unstable and emit neutrons.
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