Neutron emission

Nuclear processes

Radioactive decay processes Alpha decay Beta decay Cluster decay Double beta decay Electron capture Gamma radiation Internal conversion Neutron emission Positron emission Proton emission Spontaneous fission Nucleosynthesis Neutron Capture The R-process The S-process Proton capture: The P-process

Neutron emission is a type of radioactive decay in which an atom contains excess neutrons and a neutron is simply ejected from the nucleus. Some examples of isotopes which emit neutrons are beryllium-13 and carbon-14.

See also

• neutron radiation

See also: Neutron emission, Alpha decay, Beryllium, Beta decay, Carbon, Cluster decay, Double beta decay, Electron capture