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1946 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 90 42/2 A second class of transformation..comprises the nucleonic changes which occur in the atmosphere under cosmic-ray bombardment.

1947 Nucleonics Sept. 1/1 Nucleonic physics..has come to be understood as the science of those changes in which there occurs a rearrangement, but no change, in the total number of nucleons present. Radioactivity, nuclear disintegration, nuclear fission, and nuclear synthesis are the processes comprehended by this science.

1957 Financial Times Ann. Rev. Brit. Industry 35/5 Industrial applications..developed in conjunction with the nucleonic instrument manufacturers.

1974 Physics Bull. Dec. 579/3 We have been aware for many years of the inadequacy of the neutrons and protons only approach for the simplest systems because there we have had good enough nucleonic wavefunctions to show up the deficiency of the nucleons only approach.

1992 RS Components: Electronic & Electr. Products July 164/3 Miniature coaxial 50 Ω connectors..particularly suited for making connections in Nucleonic equipment, i.e. Photomultiplier and GM detectors, etc.