The Effect of Crystal Orientation on the Scattering of Slow Neutrons,

Abstract

The transmission of slow neutrons through microcrystalline materials has been the subject of several investigations. However, the effect of nonrandom orientations of the microcrystals on neutron scattering has not been considered in detail. We shall develop a simplified scheme for taking account of the orientation effect when only a single symmetry axis needs to be considered. A comparison is made with the measurements of the transmission of slow neutrons through randomly oriented and extruded graphite. It is possible to obtain an estimate of the amount of crystal orientation in this instance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1947
Accession Number
ADA321409

Entities

People

  • R. G. Sachs
  • V. W. Myers

Organizations

  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coherent Scattering
  • Crystallography
  • Crystals
  • Diffraction
  • Energy
  • Extrusion
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Inelastic Scattering
  • Materials
  • Neutron Beams
  • Neutron Scattering
  • Neutrons
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Scattering
  • Symmetry
  • Thermal Neutrons
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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