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View SchemaDecoupled Moderators - Do we always need them? or: A New Approach for Pulse Shaping
| Authors | A. A. Parizzi, W. -T. Lee, G. P. Felcher, F. Klose |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0105026 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0105026 |
Abstract
At a spallation neutron source, the wavelength of a neutron is generally determined by its time-of-flight (TOF) from the source to the detector. The achievable precision is ultimately limited by the non-zero emission time-width of the source/moderator system. Particularly, coupled moderators that are used to produce high intensity cold neutron beams show long "tails" in the intensity/time distribution for all wavelengths. For this reason much less intense decoupled moderators are often used for instruments that require high resolution. We present here a novel technique for dynamic energy filtering of thermal and cold polarized neutron beams. The device consists of a polarizer/analyzer system and an energy-selective spin-resonance flipper. By drifting its resonance condition in synchronization with the TOF, the filter controls the energy resolution of a broad bandwidth TOF neutron pulse. Calculations show that substantial resolution gains are obtainable by applying this technique to a TOF neutron reflectometer.
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"abstract": "At a spallation neutron source, the wavelength of a neutron is generally\ndetermined by its time-of-flight (TOF) from the source to the detector. The\nachievable precision is ultimately limited by the non-zero emission time-width\nof the source/moderator system. Particularly, coupled moderators that are used\nto produce high intensity cold neutron beams show long \"tails\" in the\nintensity/time distribution for all wavelengths. For this reason much less\nintense decoupled moderators are often used for instruments that require high\nresolution. We present here a novel technique for dynamic energy filtering of\nthermal and cold polarized neutron beams. The device consists of a\npolarizer/analyzer system and an energy-selective spin-resonance flipper. By\ndrifting its resonance condition in synchronization with the TOF, the filter\ncontrols the energy resolution of a broad bandwidth TOF neutron pulse.\nCalculations show that substantial resolution gains are obtainable by applying\nthis technique to a TOF neutron reflectometer.",
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"title": "Decoupled Moderators - Do we always need them? or: A New Approach for Pulse Shaping",
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