Solid state neutron polarisers and collimators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4509, Issue , 2001, Pages 88-95

  Krist, Th ^a   Mezei, F ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bender; Collimator; Neutron; Polariser; Radial collimator; Supermirror

Indexed keywords

MIRRORS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; SILICON WAFERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

NEUTRON POLARISERS;

PARTICLE OPTICS;

EID: 0035766707     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.448063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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