First production of ultracold neutrons with a solid deuterium source at the pulsed reactor TRIGA Mainz

European Physical Journal A

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-127

  Frei, A ^a   Sobolev, Yu ^b,f   Altarev, I ^a,f   Eberhardt, K ^b   Gschrey, A ^a   Gutsmiedl, E ^a   Hackl, R ^c   Hampel, G ^b   Hartmann, F J ^a   Heil, W ^b   Kratz, J V ^b   Lauer, Th ^b   Lizon Aguilar A ^b,e   Muller A R ^a   Paul, S ^a   Pokotilovski, Yu ^d   Schmid, W ^a   Tassini, L ^c   Tortorella, D ^a   Trautmann, N ^b   Trinks, U ^a   Wiehl, N ^b   more..

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c WALTHER MEISSNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^d JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^e STEAG AG   (Germany)

^f PETERSBURG NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 36749060907     PISSN: 14346001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epja/i2007-10494-2     Document Type: Article

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