Table 9. Time-averaged and peak incident neutron rates of the central 5 meV detector tube for Y2O3 samples of different sizes, where the mosaicity of both the sample and the analyser is 60 arcmin.
| Sample size (mm) | Time-averaged rate (Hz) | Peak rate (Hz) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 4.13 × 107 | 1.04 × 109 |
| 10 | 1.93 × 107 | 4.93 × 108 |
| 5 | 3.92 × 106 | 1.01 × 108 |
| 3 | 1.04 × 106 | 2.8 × 107 |
| 1 | 4.6 × 104 | 1.6 × 106 |