On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 12:11 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > "it is true that the neutron-capture cross section goes way down when the > neutrons are very slow." >
Good catch -- a typo. I meant to say that the cross section increases, i.e., neutron capture becomes more likely. I've been flipping concepts lately; I did that with wavelength/frequency in an earlier post. It's nice to see some graphs of the change in cross section. The statement that escaping neutrons should be found may be correct. > However, the interaction of low energy neutrons with nanoparticles, or > surfaces with nano-topography seems complicated, so I'm unsure. > Makes sense. Eric
