Table 2 The experimental values of NMD widths of protons, carbon, and nitrogen nuclei for the powder sample of melamine of mass M = 2.298 g contrasted with ab initio predictions from the HLD and AIMD simulations, both obtained from the isotropic Gaussian model of the nuclear momentum distribution.

From: Non-invasive detection of hazardous materials with a thermal-to-epithermal neutron station: a feasibility study towards practical application

Nucleus

HLD prediction

AIMD prediction

Isotropic Gaussian fit

H

5.08

5.22

4.87 ± 0.02

C

13.54

14.17

9.2 ± 1.8

N

12.97

14.17

12.7 ± 1.2

  1. NMD width values are given in units of Å\(^{-1}\).
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