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A thin foil of certain stable isotope is irradiated by thermal neutrons falling normally on its surface. Due to the capture of neutrons a radionuclide with decay constant λ appears. Find the law describing accumulation of that radionuclide N (t) per unit area of the foil's surface. The neutron flux density is J, the number of nuclei per unit area of the foil's surface is n, and the effective cross-section of formation of active nuclei is σ.

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Rate of formation of the radionuclide is n.J.σ per unit area per-sec. Rate of decay is λN. 

The number of radionuclide at t = 0 when the process starts is zero. So constant 

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