Neutron scattering with a triple-axis spectrometer : basic techniques / Gen Shirane, Stephen M. Shapiro, and John M. Tranquada.

This practical guide to basic techniques is essential for graduate students and post-docs, as well as experienced researchers new to neutron scattering. Introductory chapters present useful scattering formulas and describe the components of a spectrometer. Simple examples of measurements are given,...

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Main Author: Shirane, G.
Other Authors: Shapiro, S. M. (Stephen M.), 1941-, Tranquada, John M., 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Scattering formulas; 3 Elements of a three-axis instrument; 4 Inelastic scattering and the resolution function; 5 Phonons and magnons; 6 Spurious peaks; 7 Bragg diffraction; 8 Polarized neutrons; Appendix 1 Neutron scattering lengths and cross sections; Appendix 2 Crystallographic data; Appendix 3 Other useful tables; Appendix 4 The resolution function for a triple-axis neutron spectrometer; Index.