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Nuclear Physics for Cultural Heritage
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SYSNO ASEP 0475053 Document Type M - Monograph Chapter R&D Document Type Monograph Chapter Title Neutron beam analytical methods Author(s) Hnatowicz, Vladimír (UJF-V) RID
Kasztovszky, Zs. (HU)
Kučera, Jan (UJF-V) RID, ORCID, SAI
Macková, Anna (UJF-V) RID, ORCID, SAI
Rosta, L. (HU)Number of authors 5 Source Title Nuclear Physics for Cultural Heritage. - Mulhouse : European Physical Society, 2016 - ISBN 978-2-7598-2091-7 Pages s. 23-29 Number of pages 7 s. Number of copy 200 Number of pages 79 Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country FR - France Keywords NAA ; NDP ; SANS Subject RIV BM - Solid Matter Physics ; Magnetism OECD category Nuclear physics R&D Projects LM2015056 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) Institutional support UJF-V - RVO:61389005 DOI 10.1071/978-2-7598-2091-7 Annotation The neutron was discovered by James Chadwick in 1932. It is a sub-atomic particle found in the nuclei of all atoms heavier than hydrogen. It has zero electric charge and is slightly heavier than the proton. Neutrons bound inside stable nuclei are themselves stable. However, a free neutron is unstable and will beta-decay into a proton, emitting and electron and an antineutrino with a half-life of 10.23 minuts.
Soon after its discovery, scientists realised that beams of free neutrons could be used as probes to explore properities of matter. Due to its zero electric charge, the neutron can penetrate deep into matter and can provide information through a variety of neutron capture or scattering interactions.Workplace Nuclear Physics Institute Contact Markéta Sommerová, sommerova@ujf.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 173 228 Year of Publishing 2018
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