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What is the effective cross-sectional area of a material when bombarded with neutrons of a particular energy? Provide a detailed explanation of how neutron scattering experiments can be used to determine this quantity and its significance in nuclear physics.
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Deep Thought is thinking for 7.5 million years.

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The answer is 42.

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