Supercritical
A chain reaction that grows rapidly because an average of more than one neutron from each fission reaction causes another fission reaction. An extreme example of this is the explosion of a nuclear bomb.
See also: Neutron, Subcritical.
A chain reaction that grows rapidly because an average of more than one neutron from each fission reaction causes another fission reaction. An extreme example of this is the explosion of a nuclear bomb.
See also: Neutron, Subcritical.