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integrated neutron flux (medicine)


integrated neutron flux
<radiobiology> Sum (integral) of the neutron flux (neutrons per unit time per unit area, see flux) over all time, total number of neutrons which passed through a unit area. Important figure-of-merit in testing effects of neutron radiation on materials, and in assessing how long such materials can survive exposure to neutron sources (such as fission reactor cores and D-T fusion plasmas).


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darn verb1. [d¨»:n] E17.
[Perh. from DERN verb1: cf. Middle Dutch dernen stop holes in (a dyke).]
verb trans. & intrans. Mend (a garment, fabric, esp. knitted material) by filling in the damaged area with interwoven yarn. E17.
verb trans. Ornament or embroider with darning-stitch. L19.
darned net net embroidered so as to resemble lace.