Cubic boron nitride: a new prospective material for ultracold neutron application

Details Cubic boron nitride: a new prospective material for ultracold neutron application Cubic boron nitride: a new prospective material for ultracold neutron application

2009-01-11

arxiv.org/abs/0901.1336v1

Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A614:461-467,2010

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.nima.2009.12.035

For the first time, the neutron optical wall-potential of natural cubic boron nitride (cBN) was measured at the ultracold neutron (UCN) source of the research reactor TRIGA Mainz using the time-of-flight method (TOF). The samples investigated had a wall-potential of (305 +/- 15) neV. This value is in good agreement with the result extracted from neutron reflectometry data and theoretical expectations. Because of its high critical velocity for UCN and its good dielectric characteristics, cubic boron nitride coatings (isotopically enriched) will be useful for a number of applications in UCN experiments.

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