a neutron emitted from a nucleus as a result of photodisintegration
photoneutron in American English
(ˌfoʊtoʊˈnuˌtrɑn; ˌfoʊtoʊˈnjutrɑn)
noun
a neutron given off in the photodisintegration of an atomic nucleus
photoneutron in American English
(ˌfoutəˈnuːtrɑn, -ˈnjuː-)
noun
Physics
a neutron emitted from a nucleus during photodisintegration
Word origin
[1930–35; photo- + neutron]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acoustic phonetics, cloverleaf, old school tie, saddle stitch, uncertainty principlephoto- is a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix photo- include: photocell, photocoagulation, photogen, photolithography, photorealism
Examples of 'photoneutron' in a sentence
photoneutron
Moreover, the unflattened beam provides lower photoneutron fluence than the flattened beam.
A S Talebi, M Maleki, P Hejazi, M Jadidi, R Ghorbani 2018, 'The Influence of Brass Compensator Thickness and Field Size on Neutron ContaminationSpectrum in 18MV Elekta SL 75/25 Medical Linear Accelerator with and without FlatteningFilter: A Monte Carlo Study', Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineeringhttp://jbpe.ir/Journal_OJS/JBPE/index.php/jbpe/article/view/918. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Therefore, the neutron energy spectra should be determined in order to calculate and reduce the photoneutron risk.
A S Talebi, M Maleki, P Hejazi, M Jadidi, R Ghorbani 2018, 'The Influence of Brass Compensator Thickness and Field Size on Neutron ContaminationSpectrum in 18MV Elekta SL 75/25 Medical Linear Accelerator with and without FlatteningFilter: A Monte Carlo Study', Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineeringhttp://jbpe.ir/Journal_OJS/JBPE/index.php/jbpe/article/view/918. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)