Neutron Production, Neutron Facilities and Neutron Instrumentation

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Research Article| January 01, 2006 Neutron Production, Neutron Facilities and Neutron Instrumentation Sven C. Vogel; Sven C. Vogel Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, U.S.A, e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Hans-Georg Priesmeyer Hans-Georg Priesmeyer Geesthacht Neutron Scattering Facility, GKSS Research Center, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany, e-mail: [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Sven C. Vogel Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, U.S.A, e-mail: [e-mail] Hans-Georg Priesmeyer Geesthacht Neutron Scattering Facility, GKSS Research Center, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany, e-mail: [e-mail] Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 13 Jul 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2006) 63 (1): 27–57. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2006.63.2 Article history First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Sven C. Vogel, Hans-Georg Priesmeyer; Neutron Production, Neutron Facilities and Neutron Instrumentation. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2006;; 63 (1): 27–57. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2006.63.2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search The main natural source of free neutrons is secondary radiation from cosmic radiation (creation of particles by interactions of cosmic radiation particles with atoms of the earth's atmosphere). The main sources of neutrons generated artificially are nuclear reactors. Free neutrons have an average lifetime of about 888 seconds (e.g., Mampe et al. 1989a,b: 887.6 ± 3 s) and decay according to \[n\ {\rightarrow}\ p\ +\ e^{{-}}\ +\ {\bar{v}}\] (1) into a proton p, an electron e− and an anti-neutrino v̄. Hence, free neutrons must be produced shortly before their use. Besides reactors, where neutrons from nuclear... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.