neutron drip line
English
Noun
neutron
drip
line
(
plural
neutron drip lines
)
(
physics
)
The
jagged
line
, on a
chart
showing the
number
of
protons
and
neutrons
of all known
isotopes
, beyond which
neutron-rich
nuclei
are
unstable
and
emit
neutrons
.
Further reading
neutron drip line
on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia