Possible Mechanisms of Relations between the Thermal Neutrons Field and Biosphere

Figure 2

The kinetics of the formation of a virtual neutron trap when a suspension of E. coli is introduced into the neutron flux (the moment of introduction is indicated by the arrow). The concentration of cells in the suspension was 10⁹ cm⁻³. Neutron flux was measured using two ³He counters installed on the path of the channeled thermalized neutron flux before (counter down) and after (counter up) falcons with the suspension along the normal to the flux. (DNP) = 1 mM.