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Excitation of Nuclei by Neutrons
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Excitation of Nuclei by Neutrons

  • W. EHRENBERG1 

Nature volume 136, page 870 (1935)Cite this article

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THOUGH many investigations have been made both of fast neutrons and those of thermal energy, much less is known about neutrons of medium velocity. The experiments described below have been devised to investigate such neutrons.

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  1. NATURE, 134, 970, Dec. 22, 1934.

  2. Phys. Rev., 47, 747; 1935.

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EHRENBERG, W. Excitation of Nuclei by Neutrons. Nature 136, 870 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136870a0

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  • Published: 01 November 1935

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