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Neutrons may interact with nuclei in two different ways, namely: (a) formation of a compound nucleus, in a quasi-stationary state, with a subsequent emission of a corpuscular or electromagnetic radiation; (b) elastic (possibly also inelastic) collisions without sticking to the nucleus.
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SOLTAN, A. Interaction of Fast Neutrons with Atomic Nuclei. Nature 142, 252 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142252a0
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