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Neutron Scattering

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Many isotopes-especially normal hydrogen (protons)-scatter neutrons incoherently.<br />

This is often utilized in TOF investigations since the incoherent scattering from hydrogen<br />

is dominant and more easy to interpret than the coherent . The spin incoherent scattering<br />

is caused by the dependence of the scattering length on the relative orientation of nuclear<br />

and neutron spins . The fluctuating part of the scattering length due to random spin<br />

orientation contains no interférence of scattering from différent nuclei, i .e . thé scattering<br />

intensity distributes evenly over 47r solid angle and is "diluted" accordingly . The intensity<br />

is very small compared to typical SANS intensities . The dynamics of thé incoherent<br />

scattering reflects thé tagged particle motion (self correlation) . For thé NSE method it<br />

is important to note that thé spin-dépendent scattering flips 2/3 of thé neutron spins .<br />

This means that a considerable loss of polarization is encountered, only 1/3 of thé neutrons<br />

contribute to thé echo signal-thé rest is background . This 1/3 stems form thé spin<br />

flipped neutrons, i .e . thé écho amplitude is also inverted (négative) . It is evident that<br />

for this reason NSE experiments with incoherent scattering are much more difficult to<br />

perform . If coherent and incoherent scattering contributions are simultaneously present<br />

this may lead to peculiar effects since thé amplitudes may cancel each other depending<br />

on their-potentially différent-dynamics .

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