An optical device for ultra-cold neutrons - Investigation of systematic effects and applications

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 618, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 239-247

  Plonka Spehr, C ^a   Kraft, A ^a   Iaydjiev, P ^b,c   Klepp, J ^d   Nesvizhevsky, V V ^b   Geltenbort, P ^b   Lauer, Th ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^c INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY   (Bulgaria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Neutron electric charge; Neutron optics; Ultra cold neutrons

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DEVICES;

CHOPPER SYSTEMS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL NEUTRALITY; NEUTRON OPTICS; OPTICAL METHODS; SYSTEMATIC EFFECTS; TIME OF FLIGHT; ULTRA COLD NEUTRONS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 78649383607     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.110     Document Type: Article

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