Neutron absorption

Wigner worked out the mathematics of neutron absorption into atomic nuclei, showing that the likelihood of neutron absorption varied with 1) the energy of the neutron and 2) the size of the cross section of the receiving nucleus.
 Eugene Paul Wigner United States 1936 Neutron absorption

Wigner worked out the mathematics of neutron absorption into atomic nuclei, showing that the likelihood of neutron absorption varied with 1) the energy of the neutron and 2) the size of the cross section of the receiving nucleus.