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nucleon Definition

nu·cleon (no̵̅o̅′klē än′, nyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

Particle Physics either of two stable baryons, the proton and the neutron, that make up the nucleus of an atom

Etymology: nucle(us) + (prot)on

nucleon Related Forms

nu′·cle·on′ic adjective

nucleon Usage Examples

Converse of object

transfer: The transferred nucleon can then be reasonably modeled by the motion of a nucleon in a Woods-Saxon ( or similar ) potential well.

Preposition: in

nucleus: One integer for each atom is required, corresponding to the number of nucleons in the required nucleus.

Modifies a noun

  • transfer: To build and exploit new apparatus to study nucleon transfer reactions induced on radioactive beam projectiles.
  • reaction: To build and exploit new apparatus to study nucleon transfer reactions induced on radioactive beam projectiles.
  • structure: We are beginning to collaborate with the NIC group on the calculation of nucleon structure functions on dynamical configurations.
  • number: No of protons + no of neutrons = MASS NUMBER of the atom The mass number is also called the nucleon number.
  • density: Some nuclei display a nucleon density distribution that deviates appreciably from spherical symmetry.
  • distribution: Some nuclei display a nucleon density distribution that deviates appreciably from spherical symmetry.

Noun used with modifier

valence: The number of neutrons and protons is such that the valence nucleons occupy the same orbitals.