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Neutron Transmission of Single-Crystal Magnesium Fluoride

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Author(s)

John Barker, David F. Mildner, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, P. Thiyagarajan

Abstract

The neutron attenuation through single-crystal magnesium fluoride has been measured as a function of wavelength at both room temperature and 77 K. These data confirm a total cross section that is lower than MgO for wavelengths greater than 0.2 nm. MgF2 cooled to T = 77 K is a slightly better filter of epithermal neutrons than MgO for obtaining a thermal neutron beam.
Citation
Journal of Applied Crystallography
Volume
41
Issue
6
Pub Type
Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1107/S0021889808032858
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Keywords

phonon scattering, neutron transmission, neutron attenuation, magnesium fluoride, absorption coefficient
Neutron research and Metrology

Citation

Barker, J. , Mildner, D. , Rodriguez Rivera, J. and Thiyagarajan, P. (2008), Neutron Transmission of Single-Crystal Magnesium Fluoride, Journal of Applied Crystallography, [online], https://doi.org/10.1107/S0021889808032858, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=610003 (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created November 27, 2008, Updated September 5, 2023
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