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- Title
A direct search for neutron nuclei in decay of U.
- Authors
Bystritsky, V. M.; Dudkin, G. N.; Kuznetsov, S. I.; Padalko, V. N.; Syrtanov, M. S.
- Abstract
An experiment in direct registration of neutron nuclei () using a multineutron detector has been conducted for the first time. The results indicate the presence of hexaneutron and/or octaneutron emission in decay of U nuclei. The multineutron detector consisted of 20 3He-filled counters placed in a polyethylene moderator. Samples (emitters) of uranium trioxide (UO3) were used as sources of neutron nuclei. The experiment was conducted for a period of 112.66 days. Thus, the ratios of probabilities of hexaneutron and/or octaneutron emission by the U nuclei to the probabilities of -decay have been determined as upper bounds at a 90% confidence level: and .
- Subjects
URANIUM decay; NEUTRON multiplicity; NEUTRON emission; NEUTRON counters; HEAVY nuclei; POLYETHYLENE; REACTOR moderators
- Publication
International Journal of Modern Physics E: Nuclear Physics, 2017, Vol 26, Issue 3, p-1
- ISSN
0218-3013
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0218301317500045