
Neutron Scattering
Description
Key Features
- Chapter authors are pre-eminent in their field
- Seminal experiments are presented as examples
- Provides guidance on how to plan, execute and analyse experiments
Readership
Table of Contents
Series Page
Contributors
Volume in Series
Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences
Preface
References
Symbols
Reference
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Neutron Scattering
Abstract
1.1 Fundamentals
1.2 Scattering Foundations
1.3 Canonical Solids
1.4 Beyond Canonical Solids
1.5 Magnetic Structure and Polarized Neutrons
1.6 Spin Dynamics
1.7 Nuclear Spin: Order and Disorder
1.8 Outlook
References
Chapter 2. Neutron Sources
Abstract
2.1 Scope
2.2 Useful Neutron Production Reactions
2.3 Neutron Slowing Down and Moderators
2.4 Basic Building Blocks of Accelerators to Drive Neutron Sources
2.5 Accelerator-Driven Sources: Some Predecessors
2.6 State-of-the-Art Accelerator Drivers for Neutron Sources
2.7 Research Reactors
2.8 Future Prospects
2.9 Nonneutron-Scattering Uses of Neutron Sources
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 3. Experimental Techniques
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Scattering Measurements
3.3 Useful Neutrons for Condensed Matter Science
3.4 Diffraction Techniques
3.5 Inelastic Scattering Techniques
3.6 Instruments for Semi-Macroscopic Structures
3.7 Neutron Detectors
3.8 Beam Transport and Tailoring
References
Chapter 4. Structure of Complex Materials
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Useful Properties of Neutrons
4.3 What Can Be Learnt from Neutron Diffraction Experiments?
4.4 Outlook
4.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5. Large-Scale Structures
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Experimental Details
5.3 Thin Films, Interfaces, and Solutions
5.4 Summary and Future Prospects
References
Chapter 6. Dynamics of Atoms and Molecules
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Brief Review of Theoretical Concepts
6.3 Modeling
6.4 Instrumentation
6.5 Oscillatory Motion, Incoherent Scattering
6.6 Oscillatory Motion, Coherent Scattering
6.7 Tunneling
6.8 Stochastic Relaxation/Dynamics
6.9 Conclusion and Perspectives
References
Appendix. Neutron Scattering Lengths and Cross Sections
Abstract
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Theoretical Background
A.3 Methods of Measurement of Scattering Lengths
A.4 Tables of Neutron Scattering Lengths and Cross Sections
References
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 576
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2013
- Published: October 1, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780123983749
- eBook ISBN: 9780123983855
About the Series Volume Editors
Felix Fernandez-Alonso

Dr. Fernandez-Alonso’s current research interests focus on the development and subsequent exploitation of neutron scattering techniques in physical chemistry, with particular emphasis on materials-chemistry challenges of relevance to societal needs and long-term sustainability. These include gas and charge storage in nanostructured media, molecular and macromolecular intercalation phenomena, and solid-state protonics. He has approximately 100 refereed publications and is currently involved in several neutron instrumentation projects at ISIS and abroad.
Affiliations and Expertise
David Price

Dr. Price’s specific research interests include order and disorder in solids and liquids, the dynamics of disordered systems, the glass transition and melting,
neutron diffraction with isotope substitution, and deep inelastic and quasielastic neutron scattering. His monograph on High-Temperature Levitated Materials was published by Cambridge University Press in 2010. He has over 250 refereed publications and has designed and commissioned neutron scattering spectrometers at the HFBR and at the CP-5 Research Reactor and the IPNS at Argonne.