The Neutron

Author : Hans G. Börner,Friedrich Gönnenwein
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814273084

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The Neutron by Hans G. Börner,Friedrich Gönnenwein Pdf

The reactor-based laboratory at the Institut Laue-Langevin is recognized as the world's most productive and reliable source of slow neutrons for the study of low energy particle and nuclear physics. The book highlights the impact of about 600 very diverse publications about work performed in these fields during the past more than 30 years of reactor operation at this institute. On one hand neutrons are used as a tool to generate nuclei in excited states for studying their structure and decay, in particular fission. Uniquely sensitive experiments can tell us a great deal about the symmetry characteristics of nuclei and their fission properties. On the other hand, studies with slow neutrons as the object of investigation are complementary to studies at huge particle accelerators. Experiments carried out at the ILL contribute to elucidate basic questions about the building blocks of the Universe by analyzing very precisely subtle neutron properties.

Author : James Byrne
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 797 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486320489

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Neutrons, Nuclei and Matter by James Byrne Pdf

"A first-principles discussion of the fundamental neutron interactions . . . the writing is clear, and the explanations stress essential physical principles . . . an excellent survey."—Physics Today "A must for libraries of all universities and laboratories that are engaged in nuclear physics, particle physics, nuclear energy, astrophysics or condensed matter research . . . an outstanding multidisciplinary introduction to the physics and applications of cold neutrons."—Physics World "So many tables, facts and figures . . . the coverage is remarkable."—American Scientist This encyclopedic reference work covers nearly every conceivable aspect of neutron physics. Assembled by an expert in the field, it ranges from the neutron's role as a major element in tests of the standard model of astro-particle physics to its use in nuclear energy generation and the study of condensed matter systems. The multidisciplinary approach includes detailed treatment of strong, weak, and electromagnetic properties of the neutron as well as parallel developments in cosmology and astrophysics. Each subject is placed within its scientific context and receives considerable attention to historical detail.

Author : Donald James Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Neutrons
ISBN : UCAL:B4539668

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The Neutron Story by Donald James Hughes Pdf

Author : P. Haensel,A.Y. Potekhin,D.G. Yakovlev
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387473017

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Neutron Stars 1 by P. Haensel,A.Y. Potekhin,D.G. Yakovlev Pdf

The book gives an extended review of theoretical and observational aspects of neutron star physics. With masses comparable to that of the Sun and radii of about ten kilometres, neutron stars are the densest stars in the Universe. This book describes all layers of neutron stars, from the surface to the core, with the emphasis on their structure and equation of state. Theories of dense matter are reviewed, and used to construct neutron star models. Hypothetical strange quark stars and possible exotic phases in neutron star cores are also discussed. Also covered are the effects of strong magnetic fields in neutron star envelopes.

Author : Cornelius H. M. Van Bavel,Paul Robert Nixon,P. R. Nixon,Victor L. Hauser,V. L. Hauser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Soil moisture
ISBN : UCR:31210024996124

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Soil Moisture Measurement with the Neutron Method by Cornelius H. M. Van Bavel,Paul Robert Nixon,P. R. Nixon,Victor L. Hauser,V. L. Hauser Pdf

Author : M. A. Alpar,Ü Kızıloğlu,Jan van Paradijs
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994-12-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792332466

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The Lives of the Neutron Stars by M. A. Alpar,Ü Kızıloğlu,Jan van Paradijs Pdf

This NATO AS! was the third in the series of Advanced Study Institutes on neutron stars, which started with 'Timing Neutron Stars', held in Qe§me near izmir, Turkey (April 1988), followed by 'Neutron Stars, an Interdis ciplinary Subject', held in Agia Pelagia on the island of Crete (September 1990). The first school centered on our main observational access to neu tron stars, i. e. the timing of radio pulsars and accretion powered neutron stars, and on what timing of neutron stars teaches us of their structure and environment. The second school had as its theme the interplay between diverse areas of physics which find interesting, even exotic applications in the extreme conditions of neutron stars and their magnetospheres. As the field has developed, with the number of observed neutron stars rapidly in creasing, and our knowledge of many individual neutron stars getting deeper and more detailed, an evolutionary picture of neutron stars has started to emerge. This led us to choose 'The Lives of the Neutron Stars' as the uni fying theme of this third Advanced Study Institute on neutron stars. Different types of neutron star activity have been proposed to follow one another in stages during the lives of neutron stars in the same basic population; the evolutionary connection between low-mass X-ray binaries and millisecond radio pulsars is perhaps the prime example.

Author : Sean F. Johnston
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191631931

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The Neutron's Children by Sean F. Johnston Pdf

The first nuclear engineers emerged from the Manhattan Project in the USA, UK and Canada, but remained hidden behind security for a further decade. Cosseted and cloistered by their governments, they worked to explore applications of atomic energy at a handful of national labs. This unique bottom-up history traces how the identities of these unusually voiceless experts - forming a uniquely state-managed discipline - were shaped in the context of pre-war nuclear physics, wartime industrial management, post-war politics and utopian energy programmes. Even after their eventual emergence at universities and companies, nuclear workers carried the enduring legacy of their origins. Their shared experiences shaped not only their identities, but our collective memories of the late twentieth century. And as illustrated by the Fukushima accident seven decades after the Manhattan project began, this book explains why they are still seen conflictingly as selfless heroes or as mistrusted guardians of a malevolent genie.

Author : W. Zobel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Gold foil
ISBN : UOM:39015077306820

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Experimental Determination of Corrections to the Neutron Activation of Gold Foils Exposed in Water by W. Zobel Pdf

Author : Jerome Spanier,Ely M. Gelbard
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486462936

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Monte Carlo Principles and Neutron Transport Problems by Jerome Spanier,Ely M. Gelbard Pdf

This two-part treatment introduces the general principles of the Monte Carlo method within a unified mathematical point of view, applying them to problems in neutron transport. It describes several efficiency-enhancing approaches, including the method of superposition and simulation of the adjoint equation based on reciprocity. The first half of the book presents an exposition of the fundamentals of Monte Carlo methods, examining discrete and continuous random walk processes and standard variance reduction techniques. The second half of the text focuses directly on the methods of superposition and reciprocity, illustrating their applications to specific neutron transport problems. Topics include the computation of thermal neutron fluxes and the superposition principle in resonance escape computations.

Author : Ian S. Anderson,Robert McGreevy,Hassina Z. Bilheux
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780387786933

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Neutron Imaging and Applications by Ian S. Anderson,Robert McGreevy,Hassina Z. Bilheux Pdf

Neutron Imaging and Applications offers an introduction to the basics of neutron beam production in addition to the wide scope of techniques that enhance imaging application capabilities. An instructional overview of neutron sources, detectors, optics and spin-filters allows readers to delve more deeply into the discussions of radiography, tomography and prospective applications available in neutron holography techniques. A section devoted to current applications describes imaging single grains in polycrystalline materials, neutron imaging of geological materials and other materials science and engineering areas. Coverage of thermal neutron imaging of biological tissues, plant physiology, Homeland Security and contraband detection explore the future prospects of this cutting-edge research. Written by key experts in the field, researchers and engineers involved with imaging technologies will find Neutron Imaging and Applications a valuable reference.

Author : Imre Pazsit,Lenard Pal
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080550435

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Neutron Fluctuations by Imre Pazsit,Lenard Pal Pdf

The transport of neutrons in a multiplying system is an area of branching processes with a clear formalism. Neutron Fluctuations presents an account of the mathematical tools used in describing branching processes, which are then used to derive a large number of properties of the neutron distribution in multiplying systems with or without an external source. In the second part of the book, the theory is applied to the description of the neutron fluctuations in nuclear reactor cores as well as in small samples of fissile material. The question of how to extract information about the system under study is discussed. In particular the measurement of the reactivity of subcritical cores, driven with various Poisson and non-Poisson (pulsed) sources, and the identification of fissile material samples, is illustrated. The book gives pragmatic information for those planning and executing and evaluating experiments on such systems. Gives a complete treatise of the mathematics of branching particle processes, and in particular neutron fluctuations, in a self-contained manner The first monograph containing the theory and application of neutron fluctuations in low power ADS (spallation and pulsed sources) Suitable as a tutorial and handbook/reference book for scientists and graduate students One of the authors is the founder of the mathematical theory of neutron fluctuations in zero power systems

Author : Fred Bortz
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0823945308

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The Neutron by Fred Bortz Pdf

A look into the discovery of the neutron, which completed our picture of the structure of the atom and enabled us to explain the existence of isotopes and understand how nuclear fission occurs.

Author : Françoise Hippert,Erik Geissler,Jean Louis Hodeau,Eddy Lelièvre-Berna,Jean-René Regnard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402033377

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Neutron and X-ray Spectroscopy by Françoise Hippert,Erik Geissler,Jean Louis Hodeau,Eddy Lelièvre-Berna,Jean-René Regnard Pdf

- Up-to-date account of the principles and practice of inelastic and spectroscopic methods available at neutron and synchrotron sources - Multi-technique approach set around a central theme, rather than a monograph on one technique - Emphasis on the complementarity of neutron spectroscopy and X-ray spectroscopy which are usually treated in separate books

Author : Tapan Chatterji
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080457055

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Neutron Scattering from Magnetic Materials by Tapan Chatterji Pdf

Neutron Scattering from Magnetic Materials is a comprehensive account of the present state of the art in the use of the neutron scattering for the study of magnetic materials. The chapters have been written by well-known researchers who are at the forefront of this field and have contributed directly to the development of the techniques described. Neutron scattering probes magnetic phenomena directly. The generalized magnetic susceptibility, which can be expressed as a function of wave vector and energy, contains all the information there is to know about the statics and dynamics of a magnetic system and this quantity is directly related to the neutron scattering cross section. Polarized neutron scattering techniques raise the sophistication of measurements to even greater levels and gives additional information in many cases. The present book is largely devoted to the application of polarized neutron scattering to the study of magnetic materials. It will be of particular interest to graduate students and researchers who plan to investigate magnetic materials using neutron scattering. · Written by a group of scientist who have contributed directly in developing the techniques described. · A complete treatment of the polarized neutron scattering not available in literature. · Gives practical hits to solve magnetic structure and determine exchange interactions in magnetic solids. · Application of neutron scattering to the study of the novel electronic materials.

Author : R. Golub,D Richardson,S.K Lamoreaux
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351406406

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Ultra-Cold Neutrons by R. Golub,D Richardson,S.K Lamoreaux Pdf

Ultra-Cold Neutrons is a complete, self-contained introduction and review of the field of ultra-cold neutron (UCN) physics. Over the last two decades, developments in UCN technology include the storage of UCN in material and magnetic bottles for time periods limited only by the beta decay rate of the free neutron. This capability has opened up the possibility of a wide range of applications in the fields of both fundamental and condensed state physics. The book explores some of these applications, such as the search for the electric dipole moment of the neutron that constitutes the most sensitive test of time reversal invariance yet devised. The book is suitable as an introduction to the field for research students, as a useful compendium of results and techniques for researchers, and is of general interest to nonspecialists in other areas of physics such as neutron, atomic, and fundamental physics and neutron scattering.