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cold neutron

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cold neutron [′kōld ′nü‚trän]
(solid-state physics)
A very-low-energy neutron in a reactor, used for research into solid-state physics because it has a wavelength of the order of crystal lattice spacings and can therefore be diffracted by crystals.


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Three plenary papers are included, on developments in nuclear energy technologies and nuclear data needs, particle physics with cold neutrons, and the use of nuclear data in experimental nuclear physics.
These facilities demonstrate the growth in the field of fundamental neutron physics and present additional opportunities for experiments requiring large densities of ultracold neutrons, exploiting higher fluences of pulsed cold neutrons, or training future generations of neutron scientists.
5 million spectrometer will operate from NIST's Cold Neutron Research facility in Gaithersburg, MD.
 
 
 
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