Characterization of ultracold neutron production in thin solid deuterium films at the PSI Ultracold Neutron source

G. Bison, B. Blau, W. Chen +13

We determined the ultracold neutron (UCN) production rate by superthermal conversion in the solid deuterium (sD${}_2$) moderator of the UCN source at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI…