ENERGY
This is typically a mechanism of energy transfer for alpha particles.
What is Ionization?
This is the main category of neutrons with the least kinetic engery.
What is Thermal?
This beta particle interaction with an atomresults in the production of X-rays.
What is Bremsstrahlung?
This is a direct result of neutron capture.
What is Charged Particle Emission?
This is the minimum photon energy required for the pair production interaction to occur.
What is 1.02 MeV?
True or False: Boron is the most efficient absorber for thermal neutrons.
What is True?
This interaction requires a photon energy of 1.02 MeV or greater.
What is Pair Production?
This is normally used to shield Beta radiation.
What is Plastic?
This is the average energy range of Thermal Neutrons.
What is </_0.025 eV?
This is a direct result of neutron capture.
What is Gamma Emission?
True or False: Compton Scattering is a mechanism of energy transfer for Beta particles.
What is False?
This is the process where a photon interacts with the field of nucleus, converting the photon energy into an electron-positive set.
What is Pair Production?
This is the average energy range of Relativistic Neutrons.
What is >20 MeV?
This main category of neutron has the most kinetic energy.
What is Relativistic?
True or False: After undergoing excitation, the resulting atom will remain electrically neutral.
What is True?
This type of radiation is most effectively shielded by a sheet of paper.
What is Alpha?
This is the average energy range of Epithermal Neutrons.
What is 0.025 eV to 100 eV?
True or False: Ionization of an electrically neutral atom results in a negative electron and a positive atom.
What is True?
This interaction occurs when a neutron strikes a large nucleus. The neutron is momentarily absorbed and then emitted to a lower energy. The nucleus is left in an excited state and emits a gamma.
What is Inelastic Scattering?
This is the process of raising an orbital electron from one energy level to a higher energy level within the atom.
What is Excitation?