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A neutron probe is a device used to measure the quantity of water present in soil. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel

A typical neutron probe contains a pellet of americium-241 and beryllium. Americium (ˌæməˈrɪsiəm is a Synthetic element that has the symbol Am and Atomic number 95 Beryllium (bəˈrɪliəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Be and Atomic number 4 The alpha particles emitted by the decay of the americium collide with the light beryllium nuclei, producing fast neutrons. Alpha particles (named after and denoted by the first letter in the Greek alphabet, α consist of two Protons and two Neutrons bound together into a The neutron temperature, also called the neutron energy, indicates a free neutron's Kinetic energy, usually given in Electron volts The term When these fast neutrons collide with hydrogen nuclei present in the soil being studied, they lose much of their energy. Hydrogen (ˈhaɪdrədʒən is the Chemical element with Atomic number 1 The detection of slow neutrons returning to the probe allows an estimate of the amount of hydrogen present. The neutron temperature, also called the neutron energy, indicates a free neutron's Kinetic energy, usually given in Electron volts The term Since water contains two atoms of hydrogen per molecule, this therefore gives a measure of soil moisture.

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