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The production of cold and ultracold neutrons by a moving crystal lattice
Author(s) -
Majkrzak C. F.,
Malik S. S.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889880012046
Subject(s) - ultracold neutrons , ultracold atom , neutron , neutron diffraction , physics , diffraction , reflection (computer programming) , lattice (music) , neutron source , optics , nuclear physics , atomic physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , acoustics , quantum , programming language
It is demonstrated that the diffraction properties of a moving crystal lattice can be employed for the production of very cold and ultracold neutrons. The necessary formulation for the calculation of the diffracted neutron intensity is developed. It is shown that such a device is indeed possible and, as a source of ultracold neutrons, constitutes a practical alternative to existing mirror‐reflection neutron turbines.