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 University of Cambridge ⓘ
author James Chadwick ⓘ
basedOnExperimentBy James Chadwick ⓘ
challengedModel pure proton–electron nuclear model ⓘ
citedAs discovery paper of the neutron ⓘ
contributedTo James Chadwick’s Nobel Prize in Physics 1935 ⓘ
linked to: James Chadwick
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 Curie ⓘ
linked to: Irène Joliot-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 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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The Neutron (1932 paper) → publishedBefore → James Chadwick’s 1933 Bakerian Lecture ⓘ
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