Improved measurement of the neutron absorption cross section for very low velocities

The absorption cross section of natural Gd and isotopic enriched 157Gd for ultra-cold neutrons (UCN) as a function of the velocity has been measured within a time-of-flight-experiment. Particular attention is paid to small velocities in the region of a few m/s. This is intended to determine the vali...

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Main Authors: J. Schroffenegger, P. Fierlinger, A. Hollering, P. Geltenbort, T. Lauer, H. Rauch, T. Zechlau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Physics Letters B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269315008783