neutron drip line (English, noun)
expansion: neutron drip line (plural neutron drip lines)
Senses:
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The jagged line, on a chart showing the number of protons and neutrons of all known isotopes, beyond which neutron-rich nuclei are unstable and emit neutrons.
Forms:
form: neutron drip lines
tags: plural