Evaluation of commercial nickel-phosphorus coating for ultracold neutron guides using a pinhole bottling method

R. W. Pattie, E. Adamek, T. Brenner +24

We report on the evaluation of commercial electroless nickel phosphorus (NiP) coatings for ultracold neutron (UCN) transport and storage. The material potential of 50~$\mu$m thick Ni…