Contains
- fusion
A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous...
- disintegration
The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission...
- endoergic reaction
A nuclear reaction occurring with absorption of energy.
- fission
A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous...
- chain reaction
A self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons...
- spallation
(physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles;...
- exoergic reaction
A nuclear reaction accompanied by the evolution of energy.