Neutron Decay Video (MV)

In the heart of a star, fusion's the game,
Two little atoms, they don't stay the same.
Hydrogens meet, and helium is born,
A neutron's out, from that cosmic storm.
Neutron, neutral, you don't charge at all,
Keeping atoms stable, standing tall.
From the stars to the labs, you're the key,
Forming matter, that's the neutron legacy!
When the atom splits, in fission's dance,
Neutrons fly, they take the chance.
Fueling the fire, in reactors they roam,
Powering cities, making light their home.
Neutron, neutral, you don't charge at all,
Keeping atoms stable, standing tall.
From the stars to the labs, you're the key,
Forming matter, that's the neutron legacy!
One point six seven five, times ten to the minus twenty-seven,
Kilograms of mass, that's neutron heaven!
Slightly heavier than the proton's frame,
But together in the nucleus, they play the same game.
Inside you're made of quarks, three at your core,
Two down, one up, we can't ignore.
Held by gluons, in a strong force bond,
Making you stable, and keeping you strong.
But outside the nucleus, you break away,
Through beta decay, in just one way.
A proton's born, and an electron's set free,
With an antineutrino, completing the three.
Cosmic rays hit, from the skies so high,
Atoms break, and neutrons fly.
In the heart of a star's final flight,
A neutron star shines in the night.
Neutron, neutral, you don't charge at all,
Keeping atoms stable, standing tall.
From the stars to the labs, you're the key,
Forming matter, that's the neutron legacy!
Neutron's the hero, though you can't see,
Silent and small, but full of energy.
In every atom, in every core,
Neutrons will be there forevermore.