How do neutrons accelerate in particle accelerators if they aren't charged?

Subject: How do neutrons accelerate in particle accelerators if they aren't charged?

Date: Tue Jun 19 23:48:40 2001
Posted by tim
Grade level: 10-12 School: raffles institution
City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: singapore
Area of science: Physics
ID: 993008920.Ph

Message:


I'm reading up on transmutation of elements. The books say that they use a 
particle accelerator to blast neutrons into target elements, and the neutrons 
are supposed to decay to protons. But the books also say that accelerators only 
work with charged particles. Neutrons aren't charged! Then how are they 
accelerated? Please explain.

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