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A Ramsey apparatus for the measurement of the incoherent neutron scattering length of the deuteron

B. Van Den BrandtB. S. SchlimmeFlorian M. PiegsaFlorian M. PiegsaJ. A. KonterJoachim KohlbrecherPatrick HautleO. ZimmerH. Glättli

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PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsNuclear TheoryDynamic nuclear polarisationNeutron scatteringSmall-angle neutron scatteringInelastic neutron scatteringNeutron time-of-flight scatteringNeutron spin echoNuclear physicsQuasielastic neutron scatteringNeutronNuclear ExperimentInstrumentation

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Abstract A Ramsey apparatus for cold, polarised neutrons is described, which enables us to measure neutron precession angles with an absolute accuracy of about 1 ∘ . This is necessary to perform a planned high-accuracy measurement of the incoherent neutron scattering length b i , d of the deuteron. The performance of the apparatus is demonstrated in systematic stability measurements as well as in two selected examples using samples containing polarised nuclear spins.

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2008-05-01Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.02.020