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Investigation of storage of ultra-cold neutrons in traps

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 1999

V. V. Nesvizhevsky ,
A. V. Strelkov ,
P. Geltenbort  and
P. S. Iaydjiev
V. V. Nesvizhevsky*
Affiliation:
Institute Laue-Langevin, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188350 Gatchina, Russia
A. V. Strelkov
Affiliation:
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia
P. Geltenbort
Affiliation:
Institute Laue-Langevin, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
P. S. Iaydjiev
Affiliation:
Rutherford Appelton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, UK and Institute of Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia, Bulgaria
*
nesvizhevsky@ill.fr
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Abstract

It is known that losses of ultra-cold neutrons (UCN) from traps are due to the β-decay, up scattering and absorption on a surface but we have identified for the first time a complementary mechanism. We suppose that this arises from an increase in energy of the neutrons resulting in an upper energy spectral cut-off which is about twice higher than that for initial stored neutrons. The total probability for such a process equals ~10−5 per collision with a trap wall made of stainless steel without or with a Fomblin oil and grease coating.

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Research Article
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The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , May 1999 , pp. 151 - 154
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© EDP Sciences, 1999

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