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IN the time-of-flight method of distinguishing between neutrons of different energies, various types of pulsed neutron sources have been used. So far, however, the use of pulsed sources of high-energy electrons for generating neutrons through the (γ, n) reaction has not been reported. Experiments reported in the following letter show that the X-rays from a 3- or 4-MeV. linear accelerator will produce useful intensities of neutrons from a beryllium target.
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COCKCROFT, J. High-Energy Electron Accelerators as Pulsed Neutron Sources. Nature 163, 869 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163869a0
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