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Ultracold neutron properties of the Eljen-299-02D deuterated scintillator

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0030972· OSTI ID:1774458
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
  4. Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States)
  5. Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  6. California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
  7. Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States)
  8. Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  9. East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN (United States)
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Here, we report studies of the Fermi potential and loss per bounce of ultracold neutrons (UCNs) on a deuterated scintillator (Eljen-299-02D). These UCN properties of the scintillator enable its use in a wide variety of applications in fundamental neutron research.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001; FG02-97ER41042
OSTI ID:
1774458
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--20-27508
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 92; ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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