Measurement of coherent neutron scattering lengths of gases

With the neutron interferometer, measurements of the coherent neutron scattering lengths by various gases have been performed. We get the following numbers for the bound coherent scattering lengths for atoms (in fm):b _c (H) =?3.64(3),b _c (D)=6.55(8),b _c (He?3)=5.74(7),b _c (He)=3.26(3),b _c (N)=9.30(8),b _c (O)=5.83(5),b _c (Ne) =4.63(4),b _c (Ar)=2.07(2),b _c (Kr)=7.52(6),b _c (Xe)=4.69(4). In some cases greater accuracy is achieved in comparison with recommended values from the literature. The absolute values for hydrogen and deuterium measured with gaseous samples, are about 2% smaller than the values measured with liquids and other reference values.     

The neutron zero-energy total cross section and scattering lengths for tritium

New results for the neutron total cross section for tritium extrapolate to 1.70 ± 0.03 b at zero energy. With a theoretical constraint A₁/A₀=0.92 ± 0.04, the scattering lengths A₁=3.60 ± 0.10, A₀ = 3.91 ± 0.12, and A_c=3.68 ± 0.05 fm can be inferred independently of, but consistently with, the previous experimental value for the coherent length A_c=3.82 ± 0.24 fm.     

Spin-dependent scattering lengths slow neutron-nucleus by pseudomagnetic measurements

The pseudomagnetic precession method has been used to measure the spin-dependent scattering lengths of slow neutrons with the isotopes⁹Be,²⁵Mg,²⁹Si,⁶⁷Zn,⁶⁹Ga,⁷¹Ga,¹⁰⁵Pd,¹⁶⁹Tm,²⁰³Tl,²⁰⁵Tl and²⁰⁷Pb.     

Precision neutron interferometric measurement of the nd coherent neutron scattering length and consequences for models of three-nucleon forces

We have performed the first high precision measurement of the coherent neutron scattering length of deuterium in a pure sample using neutron interferometry. We find b(nd)=(6.665+/-0.004) fm in agreement with the world average of previous measurements using different techniques, b(nd)=(6.6730+/-0.0045) fm. We compare the new world average for the nd coherent scattering length b(nd)=(6.669+/-0.003) fm to calculations of the doublet and quartet scattering lengths from several modern nucleon-nucleon potential models with three-nucleon force (3NF) additions and show that almost all theories are in serious disagreement with experiment. This comparison is a more stringent test of the models than past comparisons with the less precisely determined doublet scattering length of (2)a(nd)=(0.65+/-0.04) fm.     

Slow neutron scattering lengths of the isotopes of silver and indium

By means of the Cristiansen filter method we measured on filters containing powder, filings or wires of silver or powder of indium oxide the coherent scattering lengths for the bound atoms of the following isotopes:b(¹⁰⁷Ag)=7.64±0.04 fm,b(¹⁰⁹Ag)=4.19±0.03 fmb(nat.Ag)=5.97±0.01 fm,b(¹¹³In)=5.39±0.06 fmb(¹¹⁵In)=4.00±0.03 fm andb(nat.In)=4.065±0.020 fm. From these values and taking account of incoherent and resonance data we deduced values for the fundamental spin state scattering lengths and incoherent cross sections. These zero energy scattering parameters and the resonance parameters for silver are consistent if bound levels of¹⁰⁸Ag and¹¹⁰Ag are assumed. No indications were found for bound levels of the In isotopes.     

Refined interpretation of Christiansen-filter experiments and neutron scattering lengths of the lead-isotopes

A refined interpretation of Christiansen filter experiments is described, which allows for the effects of inhomogeneities in the powder column of the filter. Using this procedure the evaluation of experiments on enriched samples of lead isotopes provided the neutron coherent scattering lengths (in fm) for the separated isotopes:b (204) =10.6 ± 2.0;b (206)=9.23 ± 0.05;b (207)=9.28 ± 0.04 andb (208)=9.50 ± 0.06. The corresponding potential scattering radius R was obtained by taking account of resonance contributions as earlier used in the determination of the neutron's electric polarizability. The found R=9.74 ± 0.07 fm is in good argreement with the literature. This confirms the correctness of the used resonance contributions.Work partially supported by the Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie     

Inverse scattering for high-resolution interferometric microscopy

We extend the applicability of inverse scattering for optical coherence tomography (OCT) to the case of high numerical aperture focusing optics. We include the effects of tight focusing so that the approach is applicable to any interferometric microscopy method. The applicability to modalities, such as OCT and optical coherence microscopy, enables computed reconstruction of three-dimensional volumes from en face temporal ranging data. Simulations show that the computed structure outside of the focal plane exhibits spatially invariant resolution on par with the resolution achieved at the focal plane.     

Antikaon-nucleon scattering lengths

A brief review of the experimental and theoretical attempts to determine $\bar KN$ scattering lengths is given. A proposal is formulated to calculate these (complex) scattering lengths in lattice QCD, using an appropriate modification of Lüscher’s formula.     

Small angle neutron scattering setup for high pressure measurements at IBR-2

Abstract

The experiments which were carried out showed the possibility of using a titanium-zirconium high pressure cell for small angle neutron scattering. We report on some curves measured by SANS with the help of this setup to illustrate the capabilities of the method.     

The scattering lengths for alkali-metal atoms

The collision of alkali-metal atoms at ultralow temperatures have been studied, The Scattering lengths and the effective range are calculated for 7Li, 23Na, 39K, 87Rb, and 133Cs.     

Development of methods for processing spectra of multiple small-angle neutron scattering

A method has been developed for processing spectra of multiple small-angle neutron scattering (MSANS) to obtain information about substance heterogeneities, namely, their size and concentration. A method has been proposed for constructing the dependence of the MSANS line width on the sample thickness starting from the angular neutron distribution measured for one sample. The standard method for processing this dependence has been improved for application at any scattering multiplicity and complete account for the instrumental line of the double-crystal spectrometer. The method has been tested for the MSANS spectra of the samples of the Fe-Ni ferromagnet, Al powders, and HTSC ceramics.     

Sapphire-fiber-based white-light interferometric sensor for high-temperature measurements

We present a fiber-optic temperature sensor with a single-crystal sapphire fiber as the light guide and a sapphire wafer as the sensing element. Temperature is determined by measurement of the thermal dependence of the wafer's optical thickness by use of white-light interferometry. We applied digital signal processing techniques to analyze the sensor's spectrum. A prototype sensor was tested to 1600 degrees C and demonstrated excellent reproducibility. An accuracy of +/- 0.2% full scale was obtained. The sensor is simple, small, and flexible, with potential advantages of batch fabrication and easy calibration.     

Observation of “forbidden modes” in neutron scattering measurements

Extra peaks have been observed at lower energy transfer in neutron scattering measurements of the [00ζ]L branch of the phonon dispersion relation in rubidium. They are explained in terms of the relaxed resolution, normal to the scattering plane, of the triple-axis spectrometer, and the fact that the L and T branches in the [00ζ] direction lie close together. The possibility of similar or related observations in other systems is briefly examined.     

Determination of proton-deuteron scattering lengths

An energy dependent phase-shift analysis of p+d elastic scattering below the deuteron breakup threshold has been conducted. The analysis indicates the existence of a singularity in the doublet S-wave effective range function, resulting in a very small value for the scattering length ²a_pd. The inferred value of the quartet S-wave scattering length ⁴a_pd is in good agreement with theoretical predictions.     

一种基于马赫-曾德干涉仪的全光纤传感器双参数测量技术

提出一种干涉式全光纤传感器,能够同时实现对折射率和轴向拉力或温度进行双参数测量。传感器由一个微腔和一个纤芯失配衰减器组成。其中微腔结构是由飞秒激光加工光纤纤芯形成,直径和深度分别是6μm和2.5μm。该干涉式传感器可以获得20dB的高品质干涉对比度。传感器透射谱波长为1496.68nm和1533.18nm的两个衰减峰对应的折射率灵敏度分别为-29.91nm/RIU和-16.72nm/RIU,拉力灵敏度分别为-1.55pm/με和-0.31pm/με。实验结果表明,传感器通过灵敏度矩阵可以同时测量折射率和轴向拉力或温度两个参数。     

New measurements of the neutron electric dipole moment

We report a new measurement of the neutron electric dipole moment with the PNPI EDM spectrometer using the ultracold neutron source PF2 at the research reactor of the ILL. Its first results can be interpreted as a limit on the neutron electric dipole moment of |d _n | < 5.5 × 10^?26 e cm (90% confidence level).     

Pion-deuteron scattering lengths via faddeev

The dependence of the pion-deuteron scattering length on variations in the pion-nucleon amplitudes are studied. It is found that the πd scattering length depends moderately on the range of the πN forces and that it remains sensitive to the variation in the πN isoscalar scattering length.     

一种基于马赫-曾德干涉仪的全光纤传感器双参数测量技术

提出一种干涉式全光纤传感器,能够同时实现对折射率和轴向拉力或温度进行双参数测量。传感器由一个微腔和一个纤芯失配衰减器组成。其中微腔结构是由飞秒激光加工光纤纤芯形成,直径和深度分别是6μm和2.5μm。该干涉式传感器可以获得20dB的高品质干涉对比度。传感器透射谱波长为1496.68nm和1533.18nm的两个衰减峰对应的折射率灵敏度分别为-29.91nm/RIU和-16.72nm/RIU,拉力灵敏度分别为-1.55pm/με和-0.31pm/με。实验结果表明,传感器通过灵敏度矩阵可以同时测量折射率和轴向拉力或温度两个参数。     

Theory of pion-nucleus scattering lengths

We calculate the scattering lengths for pions on light nuclei, in a multiple scattering theory given earlier. We include all effects through second order in the pion-nucleon scattering amplitudes, using a simple nuclear model. We show how to calculate the binding corrections (BC) consistently, and find large cancellations between differentBC terms. The resulting scattering lengths are smaller than those obtained from measurements of pi-atomic level shifts. The size of the difference is consistent with the contribution of pion absorption, which we estimate.     

Final-state effects in neutron Compton scattering measurements on zirconium deuteride and beryllium

We report inelastic neutron scattering measurements of the neutron Compton profile, J(y), for Be and for D in polycrystalline [Formula: see text] over a range of momentum transfers, q between 27 and [Formula: see text]. The measurements were performed using the inverse geometry spectrometer eVS which is situated at the UK pulsed spallation neutron source ISIS. We have investigated deviations from impulse approximation (IA) scattering which are generically referred to as final-state effects (FSEs) using a method described by Sears. This method allows both the magnitude and the q dependence of the FSE to be studied. Analysis of the measured data was compared with analysis of numerical simulations based on the harmonic approximation and good agreement was found for both [Formula: see text] and Be. Finally we have shown how [Formula: see text], where V is the interatomic potential, can be extracted from the antisymmetric component of J(y).