Radiation Protection Glossary
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Thermal Neutrons
Thermal neutrons are a class of Neutron
which are said to be in 'thermodynamic equilibrium' which means they are moving with the same kinetic as their surroundings. At room temperature the average energy of a thermal neutron is around 0.025 eV
. Their significance in Radiation Protection
is quite different to that of Fast Neutrons
.
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