Ultracold neutrons extracted from a superfluid-helium converter coated with fluorinated grease

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 589-599

  Zimmer, O ^a,b   Schmidt Wellenburg, P ^a,b,c   Fertl, M ^a,c   Wirth, H F ^a,d   Assmann, M ^a   Klenke, J ^a   van den Brandt, B ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 77953357373     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1327-1     Document Type: Article

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