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precompound

precompound adjective: occurring just before the formation of an excited compound nucleus, when an incoming nucleon interacts with nucleons on the surface of the nucleus.

Adjective

precompound (not comparable)

  1. Occurring just before the formation of an excited compound nucleus, when an incoming nucleon interacts with nucleons on the surface of the nucleus.
    • We explore the emission of light fragments through each of these mechanisms and demonstrate an improved agreement with experimental data achieved by extending precompound models to include emission of fragments heavier than ⁴He..2016, Leslie M. Kerby, Stepan G. Mashnik, Konstantin K. Gudima, Arnold J. Sierk, Jeffrey S. Bull, Michael R. James, “Energetic Light Fragment Production Capability in MCNP6”, in arXiv

Origin of precompound

From pre- + compound.

Questions about precompound

What does precompound mean?
Precompound means occurring just before the formation of an excited compound nucleus, when an incoming nucleon interacts with nucleons on the surface of the nucleus.
What part of speech is precompound?
Precompound is an adjective.

Words near precompound in the dictionary

  1. precomposing
  2. precomposition
  3. precompositional
  4. precompositionally
  5. precompositions
  6. precompound
  7. precomprehend
  8. precomprehended
  9. precomprehending
  10. precomprehends
  11. precompress

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