| Abstract: | A resonant enhancement of the neutron standing waves is proposed to use in order to increase the magnetic neutron scattering
from a “superconductor/ferromagnet” (S/F) bilayer. The model calculations show that usage of this effect allows to increase
the magnetic scattering intensity by factor of hundreds. Aspects related to the growth procedure (order of deposition, roughness
of the layers etc.) as well as experimental conditions (resolution, polarization of the neutron beam, background etc) are
also discussed. Collected experimental data for the S/F heterostructure Cu(32 nm)/V(40 nm)/Fe(1 nm)/MgO confirmed the presence
of a resonant 60-fold amplification of the magnetic scattering. |
