precompound

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English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ compound.

Adjective

precompound (not comparable)

  1. (physics) Occurring just before the formation of an excited compound nucleus, when an incoming nucleon interacts with nucleons on the surface of the nucleus.
    • 2016, Leslie M. Kerby, Stepan G. Mashnik, Konstantin K. Gudima, Arnold J. Sierk, Jeffrey S. Bull, Michael R. James, “Energetic Light Fragment Production Capability in MCNP6”, in arXiv:
      We explore the emission of light fragments through each of these mechanisms and demonstrate an improved agreement with experimental data achieved by extending precompound models to include emission of fragments heavier than He..