Published October 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Study of low energetic atomic collisions in solids using high-resolution (n, γ) spectroscopy

  • 1. Institut Max Von Laue-Paul-Langevin, 38 - Grenoble (France)
  • 2. Goettingen Univ., (Germany, F.R.). Physikalisches Inst.
  • 3. National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (USA)

Description

We show how ultra-high-resolution (n, γ) spectroscopy can be used to study atomic collisions at kinetic energies in the order of hundreds of eV. The recoil originating from gamma emission after thermal neutron capture causes Doppler broadening of subsequent gamma transitions. The measurement of this Doppler broadening allows the study of the slowing-down process in the target time differentially with fs time resolution. As an example we investigated Ti recoiling in Ti and TiC

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Journal Title
Europhysics Letters
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
3
Series
Europhys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
231-236
CODEN
EULEE