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Disintegration by slow Neutrons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. Chadwick  and
M. Goldhaber
J. Chadwick
Affiliation:
Gonville and Caius College
M. Goldhaber
Affiliation:
Magdalene College
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All the light elements up to aluminium and some heavier ones have been examined for disintegration by slow neutrons. Large effects have been found in lithium and boron and a small effect in nitrogen, the reactions being

and probably

The charged particles emitted in the disintegration of lithium and boron afford a convenient and sensitive indicator for slow neutrons.

One of us (M. G.) desires to acknowledge the financial assistance received from the International Student Service, London, and from Magdalene College, Cambridge.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , October 1935 , pp. 612 - 616
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1935

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