0000000000184396
AUTHOR
M. Agamalian
Recent developments in ultra–small angle neutron scattering techniques
Abstract There is growing interest in the (nano−) scale structural analysis of condensed matter to study synthetic and biological polymers, colloids, porous materials, etc. Over the past two decades, small–angle neutron scattering (SANS), based on the availability of high fluxes of cold neutrons (wavelengths 4−20 A), has proven to be one of the most important tools for such investigations. This success is due to a fortuitous combination of several factors of cold neutrons: high bulk penetrating power, the ability to manipulate local scattering amplitudes via isotopic labeling or an appropriate choice of solvent (contrast variation), minimal radiation damage, and small absorption for most el…
The Combined Ultra-Small- and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (USANS/SANS) Technique for Earth Sciences
The extension of the well-known Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) technique to Ultra-Small Angles (USANS) provides a unique tool for studying hierarchical structures ranging in size from nanometers to micrometers. Hierarchical structures are common for many natural and man-made materials, which show multi-level morphology (atoms–molecules–aggregates–agglomerates), in other words, are made up of structural units encompassing the atomic, molecular, micro- and macroscopic length scales. Combining USANS and SANS data can provide complete structural information for complicated polydisperse systems, allowing the determination of their complex morphology and hence has been successfully applied…