What is the scattering of neutrons by solids and liquids?
1 Answer
Sep 22, 2017
A neutron scattering reaction occurs when a target nucleus emits a single neutron after a neutron-nucleus interaction.
Explanation:
In an elastic scattering reaction between a neutron and a target nucleus, there is no energy transferred into nuclear excitation.
The elastic scattering conserves both momentum and kinetic energy of the “system”. It may be modeled as a billiard ball collision between a neutron and a nucleus.
http://www.nuclear-power.net/nuclear-power/reactor-physics/nuclear-engineering-fundamentals/neutron-nuclear-reactions/neutron-elastic-scattering/
Technical academic details, if you're interested:
http://www.fys.ku.dk/~willend/Neutron1_4.pdf
Short book:
https://neutrons.ornl.gov/sites/default/files/intro_to_neutron_scattering.pdf
