neutron moderator

noun

A medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, ideally without capturing any, leaving them as thermal neutrons with only minimal (thermal) kinetic energy.

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Meanings

nounneutron moderator (plural neutron moderators)

plural neutron moderators

  1. nuclear energyA medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, ideally without capturing any, leaving them as thermal neutrons with only minimal (thermal) kinetic energy.
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