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IN the course of some experiments on the absorption in boron of the slow neutrons (excluding those of thermal energy) which activate an iodine detector, a rather peculiar phenomenon has been noticed.
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MICHIELS, J. Anomaly in the Apparent Absorption of Slow Neutrons by Iodine and Boron. Nature 142, 431–432 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142431b0
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