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THE University of Cambridge cyclotron and neutron velocity selector have been used for studying the scattering of neutrons by lead. The scattering cross-section as a function of the neutron energy was determined by measuring the number of neutrons scattered out of a collimated beam into a boron trifluoride counter placed near a cast lead scatterer. Neutrons scattered through angles between 30° and 150° (approximately) were counted.
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LATHAM, R., CASSELS, J. Scattering of Neutrons by Lead. Nature 161, 282–283 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161282a0
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