E. O. Serov, P. S. Savchenkov, A. V. Rogachev, A. I. Kalyukanov, V. I. Bodnarchuk, A. V. Belushkin
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Abstract
The results of the work on the development of an experimental setup for investigating polarized neutron methods at the IR-8 reactor are presented. A scheme for polarizing a monochromatic neutron beam and analyzing it using the Mezei spin flipper has been developed. A reflectometric scheme for measuring thin-film samples has been implemented using a beam of polarized neutrons, and the reflection coefficients of nonmagnetic layers have been measured experimentally. The results obtained on the setup confirm the possibility of further implementation of several methods for studying condensed matter, including polarized neutron reflectometry, depolarization, and polarized neutron radiography. These research methods were implemented at the IR-8 reactor for the first time.
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Journal of Surface Investigation: X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques publishes original articles on the topical problems of solid-state physics, materials science, experimental techniques, condensed media, nanostructures, surfaces of thin films, and phase boundaries: geometric and energetical structures of surfaces, the methods of computer simulations; physical and chemical properties and their changes upon radiation and other treatments; the methods of studies of films and surface layers of crystals (XRD, XPS, synchrotron radiation, neutron and electron diffraction, electron microscopic, scanning tunneling microscopic, atomic force microscopic studies, and other methods that provide data on the surfaces and thin films). Articles related to the methods and technics of structure studies are the focus of the journal. The journal accepts manuscripts of regular articles and reviews in English or Russian language from authors of all countries. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed.