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What does thermalize mean?

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  1. (physics) to lower the velocity and kinetic energy of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor by use of a moderator, and thus increase the efficiency of fission
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Associated with 3He counters, polyethylene blankets are required in order to thermalize neutrons.
Such reactions create vibrationally and rotationally excited OH radicals that thermalize within a few collisions.
The function of the drift region is to thermalize and desolvate the ions.

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