Oppenheimer–Phillips process
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The Oppenheimer–Phillips process is a nuclear reaction mechanism in which a deuteron interacting with a target nucleus effectively transfers its neutron while the proton is repelled, enabling certain reactions to occur at lower energies than would otherwise be required.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear reaction mechanism
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stripping reaction → |
| alsoKnownAs | Oppenheimer–Phillips stripping process → |
| characterizedBy |
Coulomb repulsion of proton from target nucleus
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effective neutron capture by target nucleus → |
| contrastedWith | compound nucleus reaction → |
| dependsOn |
Coulomb interaction between deuteron and target nucleus
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binding energy of deuteron → |
| discoveredBy |
J. Robert Oppenheimer
→
Melba Phillips → |
| enables | nuclear reactions at lower incident energies → |
| field | nuclear physics → |
| hasTheoreticalDescription | quantum mechanical treatment of deuteron breakup in Coulomb field → |
| involvesParticleEjection | proton → |
| involvesParticleTransfer | neutron transfer → |
| involvesProjectile | deuteron → |
| involvesTarget | atomic nucleus → |
| isSubtypeOf | direct nuclear reaction → |
| namedAfter |
J. Robert Oppenheimer
→
Melba Phillips → |
| operatesVia | polarization of deuteron in Coulomb field of target → |
| relatedTo |
Coulomb barrier penetration
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deuteron stripping reaction → neutron capture reactions → |
| resultsIn |
emitted proton with modified energy and angle
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residual nucleus with one additional neutron → |
| typicalEnergyRange | low to moderate deuteron energies → |
| usedIn |
astrophysical reaction modeling
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nuclear reaction cross-section studies → nuclear structure investigations → |
Referenced by (5)
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subject surface form: "Julius Robert Oppenheimer"