Physicists at Mainz University generate ultracold neutrons at the TRIGA Reactor
Monday, December 29, 2008 - 08:56
in Physics & Chemistry
For the first time ever, scientists at the TRIGA research reactor of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have determined the velocity distribution of ultracold neutrons (UCN) emitted by a deuterium ice crystal. 'We have taken a big step forward in our efforts to accumulate and store great amounts of these ultracold neutrons to then be able to analyse them in more detail,' explained Professor Christian Plonka-Spehr of the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry...