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Prompt neutron
In
nuclear engineering
, a
prompt neutron
is a
neutron
immediately emitted by a
nuclear fission
event, as opposed to a
delayed neutron decay
which can occur within the same context, emitted after
beta decay
of one of the
fission products
anytime from a few milliseconds to a few minutes later.
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