Nanoparticles as a possible moderator for an ultracold neutron source

International Journal of Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 485-499

  Nesvizhevsky, V V ^a   Pignol, G ^a   Protasov, K V ^b  

^a INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^b CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

Author keywords

Impurity gels; Neutron sources; Ultracold neutrons

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODERATORS; NEUTRON SOURCES; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COLD NEUTRONS; IMPURITY GELS; ULTRACOLD NEUTRON SOURCES;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 38849198472     PISSN: 0219581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219581X07005073     Document Type: Article

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