Importance of Neutron Radiation

27 days ago

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When people speak of Neutron radiation, there is talk of an ionizing form of radiation that consists of free neutrons and in order to visualize this post better, I have created some works of art with the help of artificial intelligence. In order to better understand the whole topic, it is important to go into more detail about neutrons, which together with protons are a component of atomic nuclei and for a century, neutrons have also been referred to as particles and since they are uncharged, they are also considered neutral particles, which means that they are not influenced in movement and thus penetrate the matter relatively easily with a high force of energy. Due to the high power of penetration, it is comparable in intensity to gamma radiation and normally, neutron radiation is artificially generated and it is rarely produced in a natural way and one possibility of generation is nuclear fission and there are also other sources of generation such as by irradiation of certain materials. There are different areas of application of neutron radiation and is particularly interesting in research or pharmacy and here it is used specifically for the treatment of diseases, but it is often a very controversial topic because of the numerous side effects and it can happen that the DNA can be damaged. In pharmacy, it can also be used for X-rays and it is also very popular in the technology industry and there are some approaches for the production of batteries where and when it comes to renewable energies, it is of great importance and in research it is of great importance for the determination of certain bodies.