Neutrons originated from radioactive elements in the ambient have kinetic energies up to a few MeV. We
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Neutrons originated from radioactive elements in the ambient have kinetic energies up to a few MeV. We want to detect such neutrons with a TPC containing 40Ar. If the neutron energy is low enough, the internal structure of the nucleus is not resolved and it appears as a single object to the neutron (coherent scattering). Assuming a nuclear radius RA=4 fm, what is the minimum neutron kinetic energy needed to resolve the nucleus structure? What is the maximum recoil energy of the nucleus in a collision with the limit initial kinetic energy [mAr=37.2 GeV]?
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Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics
ISBN: 978-1107050402
2nd edition
Authors: Alessandro Bettini
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