Abstract
The first results are obtained in a kinematically complete experiment devoted to measuring the n + d → p + n + n reaction yield at energies in the range En = 40−60 MeV and various angles of divergence of two neutrons (Δθ = 4°, 6°, and 8°) in the geometry of neutron-neutron final-state interaction. The 1S0 neutron-neutron scattering length ann is determined by comparing the experimental energy dependence of the reaction yield with the results of a simulation in the Watson-Migdal approximation, which depend on ann. For En = 40 MeV and Δθ = 6° (the best statistics in the experiment), the value ann = −17.9 ± 1.0 fm was obtained. A further improvement of the experimental accuracy will make it possible to remove the existing disagreement of the results from different experiments.
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