Direct measurement of the spin-dependent capture and scattering of slow neutrons by /sup 6/Li

The spin-dependent capture cross section sigma/sup c//sub +/-sigma/sup c//sub -/ of slow neutrons (lambda = 1.074 A) by /sup 6/Li has been determined from the flipping ratio of a transmitted polarized neutron beam as a function of /sup 6/Li polarization. We used two methods, one of which also enabled us to measure the spin-dependent scattering length b/sub +/-b/sub -/ of /sup 6/Li. We find sigma/sub +//sup c/-sigma/sub -//sup c/ = -1170 +- 50 b and b/sub +/-b/sub -/ = (-0.38 +- 0.05) x 10/sup -12/ cm.