SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION OF NEUTRONS GUIDED THROUGH A MONOLITHIC TAPERED LENS

Citation
Km. Podurets et al., SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION OF NEUTRONS GUIDED THROUGH A MONOLITHIC TAPERED LENS, Applied physics letters, 71(21), 1997, pp. 3168-3170
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
71
Issue
21
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3168 - 3170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1997)71:21<3168:SONGTA>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The cold neutron transmission through a monolithic polycapillary lens is studied by scanning a pinhole beam across the entrance cross sectio n of the lens. The relative transmission as a function of bending radi us of a tapered channel is obtained. The results are explained in term s of a reduced critical angle for total reflection for the tapered cha nnels. A technique for qualitative examination of monolithic lenses is proposed. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.