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A neutron lens

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SMOOTH hollow glass capillaries can be used to guide neutrons by multiple reflection at grazing angles along the inner walls. Here we show that a concentric arrangement of bent capillaries makes it possible to focus and increase the flux density of a neutron beam—a phenomenon that will have applications in areas such as prompt-gamma activation analysis and neutron depth profiling.

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Kumakhov, M., Sharov, V. A neutron lens. Nature 357, 390–391 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/357390a0

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