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395-02-19
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en
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Standard
Term:
cadmium cutoff
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kinetic energy of the neutrons below which they are absorbed by the cadmium; above this energy the cadmium is transparent to the neutrons
Note 1 to entry: In nuclear metrology, this threshold is generally fixed to 0,5 eV.
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2014-03
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kinetic energy of the neutrons below which they are absorbed by the cadmium; above this energy the cadmium is transparent to the neutrons
Note 1 to entry: In nuclear metrology, this threshold is generally fixed to 0,5 eV.