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THE absorption of slow neutrons is believed to take place in two ways: a general absorption of very slow neutrons (thermal energies) together with a highly specific absorption (rhodium, indium, silver, gold)1 of faster neutrons. Further to investigate this phenomenon, experiments have been carried out on the absorption of neutrons with the apparatus shown in Fig. 1.
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COLLIE, C. Absorption of Slow Neutrons. Nature 137, 614 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137614a0
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