Neutron radiation
Ionizing radiation that presents as free neutrons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neutron radiation is a form of ionizing radiation that presents as free neutrons. Typical phenomena are nuclear fission or nuclear fusion causing the release of free neutrons, which then react with nuclei of other atoms to form new nuclides—which, in turn, may trigger further neutron radiation. Free neutrons are unstable, decaying into a proton, an electron, plus an electron antineutrino. Free neutrons have a mean lifetime of 887 seconds (14 minutes, 47 seconds).[1]
Neutron radiation is distinct from alpha, beta and gamma radiation.