epithermal
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- adjective
- /ˌɛpɪˈθɜrməl/
- Specialized
- Scientists measured the energy levels of epithermal neutrons to improve reactor safety and efficiency.
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If you use liquid fluoride salts, they're already moderating to the thermal or epithermal spectrum.
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As I understand it, the fluid expansion works with thermal and epithermal neutron reactors well enough, but you have to rely on Doppler broadening in fast reactors because they can propagate faster than the speed of sound of the salt.
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In nuclear physics, epithermal neutrons are crucial for certain types of reactors to function effectively.
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The research focused on the behavior of epithermal neutrons in various materials used for nuclear energy.
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Epithermal comes from the Greek parts epi- meaning 'above' and therm- meaning 'heat', so it can be thought of as 'above the thermal'. In physics, that explains why epithermal describes neutrons with energies higher than thermal neutrons but lower than fast ones.