Translation for 'plutonium' from English to Greek

plutonium {noun} <Pu>

πλουτώνιο {το} <Pu>χημ.

• Plutonium(III) fluoride or plutonium trifluoride is the chemical compound composed of plutonium and fluorine with the formula PuF3.
• Plutonium hexafluoride is the highest fluoride of plutonium, and is of interest for laser enrichment of plutonium, in particular for the production of pure plutonium-239 from irradiated uranium.
• However, plutonium(IV) oxide containing a natural abundance of oxygen emits neutrons at the rate of ~2.3x103 n/sec/g of plutonium-238.
• The plutonium from a power reactor tends to have a greater amount of plutonium-241 than the plutonium generated by the lower burnup operations designed to create weapons-grade plutonium.
• Plutonium spontaneously oxidizes to PuO2 in an atmosphere of oxygen.

• Plutonium-239 emits alpha particles to become uranium-235.
• Plutonium alloys can be produced by adding a metal to molten plutonium.
• In 1943, development efforts were directed to a gun-type fission weapon with plutonium called Thin Man.
• All plutonium isotopes are either fissile or fertile, although plutonium-242 needs to absorb 3 neutrons before becoming fissile curium-245; in thermal reactors isotopic degradation limits the plutonium recycle potential.
• Plutonium-240 ([...] or Pu-240) is an isotope of plutonium formed when plutonium-239 captures a neutron.