We call these elemental particles protons, neutrons, and electrons.

我们称之为质、中与电。

Some nitrogen atoms have more neutrons than others.

某些氮原比另一些氮原拥有更多的中。

It will have only 177 neutrons.

它只有177个中。

Short ones are from merging neutron stars.

短的则来自并的中星。

Recently, we observed two neutron stars colliding.

最近，我们观测到两颗中星相撞。

But wait! What about the protons and neutrons and stuff?

不过，等一下！你可能会问，不是还有质、中吗？

The bursts could come from neutron stars or a black hole.

爆发可能来自中星或黑洞。

Instead of hydrogen or deuterium, it contains tritium, an isotope of hydrogen that has two neutrons, and is radioactive.

与氢或重氢相比，它还含有氚——氢的一种同位素，含有两个中，具有放射性。

It was opaque with a hot soup of protons, electrons and neutrons.

宇宙就好像一大锅浑浊的汤质，电和中杂乱无章地混中。

If you look at neutron scattering data... Oh, Penny? Penny? What's up?

如果你看了中分布数据 佩妮 佩妮 怎么了？

Varying levels of neutron transmitters like GABA, serotonin, and dopamine may also be to blame.

伽马氨基丁酸、血清素和多巴胺等不同水平的中传递素也可能是罪魁祸首。

Many neutron stars have strong magnetic fields and as they spin, they produce radio emission.

许多中星都有很强的磁场，当它们旋转时，会发射无线电。

The massive precursors to neutron stars often spin.

中星的大质量前驱体经常保持自转。

During this time, most stars are likely to die, turning into black holes or neutron stars.

这段时间里，大多数恒星可能会死亡，变成黑洞或中星。

Well, there is one odd thing about neutrons.

关于中有一件奇怪的事情。

When a massive star explodes, it leaves behind a dense spinning core made entirely of neutrons.

当一个大质量的恒星爆炸时，它会留下一个完全由中组成的高密度旋转核心。

For example, we've observed binary systems where a neutron star co-orbits another star.

例如，我们观察到一颗中星与另一颗恒星共轨道的双星系统。

Some of those waves have the signature of a collision between objects lightweight enough to be neutron stars.

中一些波具有物体间碰撞的特征，这些物体轻到足以成为中星。

To analyze the structure and chemical composition of the beads, researchers bombarded them with neutrons and gamma rays.

为了分析这些珠的结构和化学成分，研究人员用中和伽马射线撞击它们。

All you'd need is an 85-megawatt nuclear reactor capable of firing billions of neutrons on command.

你所需要的只是一个 85 兆瓦的核反应堆，能够按命令发射数十亿个中。