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S-factor

S-factor noun: a rescaling of a nuclear reaction's total cross section to account for the Coulomb repulsion between the charged reactants. It determines the rates of nuclear fusion reactions that occur in the cores of stars.

Noun

S-factor (plural S-factors)

  1. A rescaling of a nuclear reaction's total cross section to account for the Coulomb repulsion between the charged reactants. It determines the rates of nuclear fusion reactions that occur in the cores of stars.

Forms of S-factor

pluralS-factors

Questions about S-factor

What does S-factor mean?
S-factor means a rescaling of a nuclear reaction's total cross section to account for the Coulomb repulsion between the charged reactants. It determines the rates of nuclear fusion reactions that occur in the cores of stars.
What part of speech is S-factor?
S-factor is a noun.
What is the plural of S-factor?
The plural of S-factor is S-factors.

Words near S-factor in the dictionary

  1. S-curves
  2. s-e-x
  3. S-expression
  4. S-expressions
  5. s-f
  6. S-factor
  7. S-factors
  8. s-hole
  9. s-holes
  10. S-hook
  11. S-matrix

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