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January 1, 1992Neutron News

Neutron scattering lengths and cross sections

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VSVarley F. SearsCanadian Nuclear Laboratories

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Reference review reports elemental and isotopic neutron scattering lengths and cross sections in condensed matter, highlighting their critical role in structural and dynamic analysis.

Key Points

  • Summarize the required scattering lengths, scattering cross sections, and absorption cross sections of elements and isotopes used in thermal neutron scattering studies of condensed matter.
  • Compiled fundamental scattering and absorption metrics for chemical elements and individual isotopes.
  • Identified parameters necessary for normalizing scattered neutron distributions and evaluating unit-cell structure factors in neutron crystallography.
  • Outlined the reference data required to perform absolute intensity normalizations and unit-cell structure factor calculations in crystallographic investigations.
  • Specified the physical constants necessary to correct for experimental artifacts including absorption, self-shielding, extinction, multiple scattering, and incoherent background.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8c2428c03fbaff8beff77https://doi.org/10.1080/10448639208218770
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