POLARIZABILITY OF THE NEUTRON

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1959 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.114.827· OSTI ID:4238504

Thaler, R M

>Experiments on scattering of low-energy neutrons by heavy elements may give information concerning the electric polarizability of the neutron. The relation of the electric polarizability to the low-energy neutron scattering data is developed. One pertinent experiment is discussed and from this an upper bound on the polarizability is obtained. This upper bound to the polarizability alpha is an order of magnitude larger than the mesontheoretic estimate of alpha . If the value of alpha is as small as is predicted by meson theory, or by an analysis of the pion photoproduction data, then it is unlikely to be observed in neutron scattering experiments of the presently achievable accuracy. (auth)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.
• NSA Number: NSA-13-017184
• OSTI ID: 4238504
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Vol. Vol: 114; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS
ELECTRIC MOMENTS
ELEMENTS
ERRORS
MESONS
NEUTRONS
PARTICLE MODELS
PHOTOPRODUCTION
PIONS
POLARIZATION
SCATTERING
THERMAL NEUTRONS