Neutron spin-echo and three-axis spectrometers

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, , Citation R Pynn 1978 J. Phys. E: Sci. Instrum. 11 1133 DOI 10.1088/0022-3735/11/11/015

0022-3735/11/11/1133

Abstract

A detailed calculation is presented of the resolution properties of a three-axis neutron spectrometer equipped with a neutron spin-echo device. The calculation shows that the Fourier transform of the spectral density of an elementary excitation may be measured with a resolution which is substantially better than that available with a conventional three-axis spectrometer. In contrast to conventional spectrometers the spin-echo technique allows focusing of both longitudinal and transverse phonon modes.

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10.1088/0022-3735/11/11/015