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Figure 4 .7 : Isotopic incoherent scattering from nickel obtained by rocking the analyzer<br />

crystal through the elastic position . Essentially all scattering is non-spin flip scattering<br />

(++) measured with "flipper off" . In flipper on mode the spin-flip data (+-) are taken,<br />

In contrast to magnetic scattering the result is independent of the neutron polarization<br />

with respect to the scattering vector Q .[7]<br />

Actually, this example is not trivial, and it is not so straightforward to reproduce this<br />

result . Since at room temperature Ni is a ferromagnet, additional magnetic scattering<br />

is to be expected if the magnetization has any component perpendicular to Q, and a<br />

saturating magnetic field has to be applied to avoid any magnetic demain structure . Such<br />

inhomogeneities typically cause depolarization effects . A much simpler example for pure<br />

non-spin flip scattering would be Bragg scattering which is due to the coherent nuclear<br />

scattering amplitude from a non-magnetic material, for instance the Debye-Scherrer rings<br />

of aluminum or other materials . In practice, the ratio of NSF- to SF-intensities (ftipping<br />

ratio) for such a measurement is useful to determine the degree of polarization for the<br />

experimental set-up .<br />

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