Comment on 'Anomalous neutron Compton scattering from molecular hydrogen'

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2007 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVB.75.057101· OSTI ID:20976679

Moreh, R ^[1]; Block, R C; Danon, Y ^[2]

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1. Physics Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva (Israel)
2. Gaerttner LINAC Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180 (United States)

Claims in the paper by Chatizidimitiou-Dreismann et al. [Phys. Rev. B 72, 054123 (2005)] that our analysis of the keV neutron scattering data is incorrect are shown to be wrong. Their analysis neglects the effect of the neutron attenuation in the relatively thick samples, thus creating an artificial anomaly of {approx}21% in the scattering intensity ratio of H{sub 2}O relative to that of D{sub 2}O.

• OSTI ID: 20976679
• Journal Information: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 75, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.057101; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1098-0121
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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