Neutron diffraction on pulsed sources

The current capabilities of and major scientific problems solved by time-of-flight neutron diffraction are reviewed. The reasons for the rapid development of the method over the last two decades have been mainly the emergence of third-generation pulsed sources with a megawatt time-averaged power and...

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Published in:Physics Uspekhi 2016-01, Vol.59 (3), p.279-303
Main Authors: Aksenov, V L, Balagurov, A M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
advanced neutron sources
Beams (radiation)
Birth
crystal structure
Detectors
Devices
Emergence
Neutron diffraction
Neutron sources
pulsed neutron sources
State of the art
time-of-flight technique
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Summary:The current capabilities of and major scientific problems solved by time-of-flight neutron diffraction are reviewed. The reasons for the rapid development of the method over the last two decades have been mainly the emergence of third-generation pulsed sources with a megawatt time-averaged power and advances in neutron optical devices and detector systems. The paper discusses some historical aspects of time-of-flight neutron diffraction and examines the contribution to this method from F L Shapiro, the centennial of whose birth was celebrated in 2015. The state of the art with respect to neutron sources for studies on extracted beams is reviewed in a special section.
ISSN:1063-7869
1468-4780
DOI:10.3367/UFNe.0186.201603e.0293