A question regarding particle diffraction.

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Homework Statement


"A beam of neutrons that emerges from a nuclear reactor contains neutrons with a variety of energies. To obtain neutrons with an energy of 0.050 eV, the beam is passed through a crystal whose atomic planes are 0.20 nm apart. At what angles relative to the original beam will the desired netruons be diffracted?"


Homework Equations


Braggs law
mλ=sin2θ


The Attempt at a Solution


My first thought was to use braggs law and simply solve for θ and m=1,2,3... but θ>90degrees.
However the problem seems a lot more complex than that. My book doesn't have any answers to the question so I can't double check if I have done this right!
 
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but θ>90degrees
Looks like a calculation error.

Did you calculate the wavelength of those neutrons?