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Observation of the penetration of subbarrier ultracold neutrons through beryllium foils and coatings

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The subbarrier passage of ultracold neutrons through beryllium foils and coatings with a probability much higher than that of tunneling is observed. This effect may be responsible for the so-called anomalous loss of ultracold neutrons.

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Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 66, No. 5, 317–322 (10 September 1997)

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Varlamov, V.E., Nesvizhevskii, V.V., Serebrov, A.P. et al. Observation of the penetration of subbarrier ultracold neutrons through beryllium foils and coatings. Jetp Lett. 66, 336–343 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.567518

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