Author:
Quan Y.,van den Brandt B.,Kohlbrecher J.,Hautle P.
Abstract
Abstract
We present the status of development of a novel neutron spin filter based on the strong spin dependence of the neutron scattering on protons. Using photo-excited triplet states for the dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) process, proton polarization values of 80% can now be achieved in pentacene doped single crystals of naphthalene at a field of 0.36 T in a simple helium flow cryostat. Careful sample preparation lead to extremely long polarization decay times under moderate conditions that allowed us to develop a transportable device. The filter is polarized in the lab under well controlled conditions and is then transferred to the neutron beam line where it can be operated during several days with almost constant polarization while requiring only a minimum of equipment. We describe briefly the main features of the spin filter and its use as a spin analyzer in a small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) experiment probing the magnetic structure of a nanocrystalline soft magnetic material. Furthermore the procedure for performing the background and spin leakage corrections of the neutron data is outlined in detail.
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy
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