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Neutron tunneling in nanostructured systems: isotopical effect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2018

A. Matiwane,
J. Sackey,
M.L. Lekala,
A. Gibaud and
M. Maaza
A. Matiwane*
Affiliation:
Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 Old Faure Road, Somerset West, Western Cape 7129, PO Box 722, South AfricaUNESCO-UNISA South Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, Muckleneuk, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South AfricaPhysics Dept., University of South Africa, Muckleneuk ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa
J. Sackey
Affiliation:
Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 Old Faure Road, Somerset West, Western Cape 7129, PO Box 722, South AfricaUNESCO-UNISA South Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, Muckleneuk, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South AfricaPhysics Dept., University of South Africa, Muckleneuk ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa
M.L. Lekala
Affiliation:
Physics Dept., University of South Africa, Muckleneuk ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa
A. Gibaud
Affiliation:
Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 Old Faure Road, Somerset West, Western Cape 7129, PO Box 722, South AfricaUNESCO-UNISA South Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, Muckleneuk, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South AfricaLaboratoire de Physique de L’Etat Condense’, (UMR 6087 CNRS) Universite du Maine, 72085Le Mans Cedex, France
M. Maaza
Affiliation:
Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 Old Faure Road, Somerset West, Western Cape 7129, PO Box 722, South AfricaUNESCO-UNISA South Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, Muckleneuk, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South AfricaPhysics Dept., University of South Africa, Muckleneuk ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa
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*(Email: matiwaneaphiwe@gmail.com)
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Abstract

This contribution reports, to the best of our knowledge, for the first time on the neutron tunneling phenomenon in nickel isotopes based nanostructured. More accurately, 58Ni-62Ni-58Ni thin films Fabry-Perot resonator configuration exhibited several tunneling resonances. In total, there were 7 tunneling resonances. These tunneling resonances manifest themselves via sharp dips in the total reflection plateau due to quasi-bound states in the nanostructured isotopic based nickel thin film Fabry-Perot resonator.

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neutron scatteringnanostructure

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MRS Advances , Volume 3 , Issue 42-43: African Materials Research Society 2017 , 2018, pp. 2609 - 2616
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