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An Introduction to Neutron Scattering - Spallation Neutron Source

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What Do We Need <strong>to</strong> Do a Basic <strong>Neutron</strong> <strong>Scattering</strong> Experiment?<br />

• A source of neutrons<br />

• A method <strong>to</strong> prescribe the wavevec<strong>to</strong>r of the neutrons incident on the sample<br />

• (<strong>An</strong> interesting sample)<br />

• A method <strong>to</strong> determine the wavevec<strong>to</strong>r of the scattered neutrons<br />

– Not needed for elastic scattering<br />

• A neutron detec<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Incident neutrons of wavevec<strong>to</strong>r k 0 Scattered neutrons of<br />

wavevec<strong>to</strong>r, k 1<br />

Q<br />

k 0<br />

k 1<br />

Sample<br />

Detec<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Remember: wavevec<strong>to</strong>r, k, &<br />

wavelength, λ, are related by:<br />

k = m n v/(h/2π) = 2π/λ

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