neutronics

English

Etymology

From neutron +‎ -ics.

Noun

neutronics (uncountable)

1. (physics) The flow of a stream of neutrons
   • 2015, Davide Chiesa, Massimiliano Clemenza, Stefano Pozzi, Ezio Previtali, Monica Sisti, Daniele Alloni, Giovanni Magrotti, Sergio Manera, Michele Prata, Andrea Salvini, Antonio Cammi, Matteo Zanetti, Alberto Sartori, “Fuel burnup analysis of the TRIGA Mark II Reactor at the University of Pavia”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     We used the Monte Carlo code MCNP5 to reproduce system neutronics in different operating conditions and to analyse neutron fluxes in the reactor core.

Related terms

• neutronic

Anagrams

• centurions, incounters, continuers