A NEUTRON LENS

被引:101
作者
KUMAKHOV, MA [1 ]
SHAROV, VA [1 ]
机构
[1] IV KURCHATOV ATOM ENERGY INST,MOSCOW 123182,USSR
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D O I
10.1038/357390a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
SMOOTH hollow glass capillaries can be used to guide neutrons by multiple reflection at grazing angles along the inner walls. Here we show that a concentric arrangement of bent capillaries makes it possible to focus and increase the flux density of a neutron beam-a phenomenon that will have applications in areas such as prompt-gamma activation analysis and neutron depth profiling.
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页码:390 / 391
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