The Neutron (1932 paper)

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The Neutron (1932 paper) is James Chadwick’s landmark publication that announced and characterized the neutron, fundamentally reshaping nuclear physics and earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics.

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instanceOf physics paper
scientific paper
announcedDiscoveryOf neutron
associatedWithInstitution Cavendish Laboratory
associatedWithUniversity Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
author James Chadwick
basedOnExperimentBy James Chadwick
challengedModel pure proton–electron nuclear model
citedAs discovery paper of the neutron
contributedTo James Chadwick
surface form: James Chadwick’s Nobel Prize in Physics 1935
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describedPropertyOf electrical neutrality of the neutron
interaction of neutrons with matter
mass of the neutron
penetrating power of the neutron
field nuclear physics
particle physics
historicalSignificance landmark publication in 20th-century physics
impactOn development of nuclear reactors
development of nuclear weapons
understanding of atomic nuclei
influenced Enrico Fermi’s work on neutron-induced radioactivity
development of the liquid-drop model of the nucleus
interpretedEarlierResultsOf Frédéric Joliot-Curie
Irène Joliot-Curie
surface form: Irène Curie
introducedConcept neutron as a neutral constituent of the nucleus
language English
ledTo advances in nuclear fission research
development of modern nuclear models
widespread acceptance of the neutron as an elementary particle
mainSubject neutron
providedEvidenceFor existence of a neutral nuclear particle with mass close to the proton
publicationYear 1932
publishedBefore The Neutron (1932 paper) self-linksurface differs
surface form: James Chadwick’s 1933 Bakerian Lecture
recognizedAs foundational work in neutron physics
recognizedBy Nobel Committee for Physics
timePeriod interwar period
usedExperimentalMethod bombardment of beryllium with alpha particles
usedRadiationSource alpha particles from polonium
usedTargetMaterial beryllium

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James Chadwick notableWork The Neutron (1932 paper)
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this entity surface form: James Chadwick’s 1933 Bakerian Lecture