2014 NCNR/NSF Summer School Course Materials

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All materials will be posted here as they come available.

Introduction to Neutron Scattering

Roger Pynn of Los Alamos National Laboratories has written a thorough series of lectures intended as an introduction to neutron scattering.

• Neutron Scattering - A Primer (PDF, 12.3MB) by Roger Pynn
• LECTURE 1: Introduction & Neutron Scattering “Theory” by Roger Pynn
• LECTURE 2: Neutron Scattering Instrumentation & Facilities by Roger Pynn
• LECTURE 3: Surface Reflection by Roger Pynn
• LECTURE 5: Small Angle Scattering by Roger Pynn
• Introduction to the theory of Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Neutron Reflectivity by Andrew Jackson

Experimental Handouts

• NGD PBR Reflectometer Experiment Handout - Spontaneous Magnetic Ordering of a Complex Oxide Superlattice
• NGD MAGIK Reflectometer Experiment Handout - Interface Structures in Hydrated Polymer Electrolyte Films
• NG7 Reflectometer Experiment Handout - Neutron Reflectivity investigation of the structure of a phospholipid bilayer membrane and a membrane-associated protein
• NGB 10m SANS Experiment Handout - Small Angle Neutron Scattering of Rotating Nanostructured Thin Films
• NGB 30m SANS Experiment Materials - SANS from 5% SDS in d-Water and more
• USANS Experiment Handout - SANS and USANS Investigation of Oil Uptake by Micellar Gels
• NG7 SANS Experiment Handout - Using Polarization Analyzed SANS To Investigate the Effect Of Anisotropy On Magnetic Nanoparticle Interaction

Lectures

• Neutron Reflectivity (July 14, 2014) - Chuck Marjkrzak
• Neutron Reflectivity (June 24, 2014) - Chuck Marjkrzak
• Polarized Neutrons - Chuck Marjkrzak

Student Presentations

• Orange Group Presentation - SANS from SDS