Polarized Neutron Spectrometer Development and Experiments at Brookhaven

Recent work at Brookhaven has focussed on the development of polarized neutron spectrometers and reflects the resurgence of interest in polarization analysis. Both Heusler crystals and FeGe multilayers used in conjunction with pyrolytic graphite crystals have been tested as polarizing monochromators on a triple-axis instrument. The goal is to first obtain polarized beams of adequate intensity and then to evaluate various instrumental innovations which affect control of spectrometer resolution by utilizing the properties of polarized beams. Progress in these regards is reported. A recent study of the magnetic excitations in amorphous ferromagnets employing the instrumentation for polarization analysis developed thus far is also discussed.