Neutron

Neutrons are subatomic particles with no electric charge. Along with protons, they form the nuclei of atoms. Like all particles, neutrons behave as waves; thus beams of neutrons can be used for scattering experiments (e.g. SANS).

X-rays interact predominantly through a material's electrons (one can imagine the oscillating E-field of the incident x-ray photons driving oscillations in the electron clouds). Thus, x-ray scattering probes the realspace electron-density distribution. Neutrons, on the other hand, do not interact with charges. Instead, neutrons The interaction between a neutron and matter is regulated by

Generating Neutron Beams

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See Also

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