How exactly do you “bombard” an atom in a nuclear reaction?

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Say you want to make a fission reaction, how exactly do you launch a neutron toward this atom to split it? Which device do you use?

I am not sure if you launch another atom or just a neutron.

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Trial and error.

Keep bombarding the nucleus until it’s hit by the right neutron at the right speed to cause a reaction.

For more details, look up the answer by r/popsickle_in_one

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