intermediate-energy neutron-proton scattering

intermediate-energy neutron-proton scattering

[‚in·tər¦mē·dē·ət ′en·ər·jē ¦nü‚trän ¦prō‚tän ‚skad·ər·iŋ] (nuclear physics) An elastic collision of a neutron having an energy from 10 to 440 megaelectronvolts with a proton (usually the nucleus of a hydrogen atom).