Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. (2016) 73: 20302
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2016150073

Regular Article

Effect of oxide films and structural inhomogeneities on transmission of ultracold neutrons through foils

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Moscow Region, Russian Federation

^a e-mail: pokot@nf.jinr.ru

Received: 5 February 2015
Revised: 14 May 2015
Accepted: 20 January 2016
Published online: 29 February 2016

Abstract

Monte Carlo simulations are performed of the ultracold neutron (UCN) transmission through metal foils relevant to experiments with UCN, and the UCN albedo from an inhomogeneous ⁶LiF layer. The computations are based on the measured energy dependent cross sections of real materials.