Polarised neutron study on Ni rich NiCr alloys

Magnetic structure amplitudes in Ni_1-xCr_x alloys (x = 0.023 and 0.034) are measured using the polarised neutron diffraction technique. The structure amplitudes are analysed using the projection operator formalism. In this framework a new approach for defining local site moment, diffuse moment and asphericity in the site moment are discussed. A detailed multiband Coherent Potential Approximation (CPA) calculation for ferromagnetic $\text{Ni}$Cr alloys using the Hubbard Hamiltonian with realistic parameters is discussed. The results of these calculations are compared with the existing bulk measurements like magnetisation and transport properties. The evolution of site moment and its asphericity with impurity concentration are obtained and compared with the present polarised neutron results.