Neutron Scattering - Magnetic and Quantum Phenomena, Volume 48

• List of Contributors
• Volumes in Series
• Preface
• Eulogy

  • Janos Major
• Symbols
• Chapter 1. Neutron Optics and Spin Labeling Methods

  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Particle Properties and Interactions of Slow Neutrons
  • 1.3. Neutron States and Wave Functions
  • 1.4. The Principles of Spin Labeling
  • 1.5. Neutron Spin-Echo Spectroscopy
  • 1.6. Neutron Spin-Echo for Elastic Scattering at Small Angles
• Chapter 2. Quantum Phase Transitions

  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Experimental Techniques
  • 2.3. Extreme Environmental Conditions
  • 2.4. Quantum Phase Transitions in Spin Dimer Systems
  • 2.5. Quantum Phase Transitions in Jeff=1/2 Pyrochlore Magnets
  • 2.6. Quantum Phase Transitions in Heavy Fermions
  • 2.7. Quantum Phase Transitions in Itinerant Magnets
  • 2.8. Quantum Phase Transitions in Transverse Field Ising Systems
  • 2.9. Closing Remarks
• Chapter 3. High-Temperature Superconductors

  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Hole-Doped Cuprate Superconductors
  • 3.3. Iron-Based Superconductors
  • 3.4. Summary and Outlook
• Chapter 4. Magnetic Structures

  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. The Beginnings of Magnetic Structure Determination Using Neutron Diffraction
  • 4.3. Fundamentals of Magnetic Scattering
  • 4.4. Practical Aspects in Determination of Magnetic Structures
  • 4.5. Hierarchy of Magnetic Structures (Important Examples)
  • 4.6. Disordered Magnetic Structures
  • 4.7. Concluding Remarks
• Chapter 5. Multiferroics

  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Symmetry Considerations for Ferroelectrics
  • 5.3. Type-I Proper Multiferroics
  • 5.4. Type-II Improper Multiferroics

Neutron Scattering - Magnetic and Quantum Phenomena provides detailed coverage of the application of neutron scattering in condensed matter research. The book's primary aim is to enable researchers in a particular area to identify the aspects of their work where neutron scattering techniques might contribute, conceive the important experiments to be done, assess what is required to carry them out, write a successful proposal for one of the major user facilities, and perform the experiments under the guidance of the appropriate instrument scientist.

An earlier series edited by Kurt Sköld and David L. Price, and published in the 1980s by Academic Press as three volumes in the series Methods of Experimental Physics, was very successful and remained the standard reference in the field for several years.

This present work has similar goals, taking into account the advances in experimental techniques over the past quarter-century, for example, neutron reflectivity and spin-echo spectroscopy, and techniques for probing the dynamics of complex materials of technological relevance.

This volume complements Price and Fernandez-Alonso (Eds.), Neutron Scattering - Fundamentals published in November 2013.

• Covers the application of neutron scattering techniques in the study of quantum and magnetic phenomena, including superconductivity, multiferroics, and nanomagnetism
• Presents up-to-date reviews of recent results, aimed at enabling the reader to identify new opportunities and plan neutron scattering experiments in their own field
• Provides a good balance between theory and experimental techniques
• Provides a complement to Price and Fernandez-Alonso (Eds.), Neutron Scattering - Fundamentals published in November 2013

Professionals at all levels, from early-career researchers to mature scientists, working in contemporary neutron science