We will use inelastic neutron scattering to examine the quantum rotational dynamics of methyl iodide (also known as iodomethane, CH3I), a textbook example of a symmetric quantum top. The goal of this hands-on measurement is to gain an understanding and appreciation of the backscattering and filter analyzer measurement techniques, get practical experience in obtaining inelastic neutron scatterin...

We report measurements of the inelastic neutron scattering spectrum for the anisotropic intermediate valence system Yb2Rh3Ga9. Calculations for the Anderson impurity model with crystal field terms within an approach based on the non-crossing approximation have been performed for the inelastic neutron scattering spectrum as well as other thermodynamic quantities. These results corroborate the im...

We report inelastic neutron scattering results on hydrogen adsorbed onto samples containing single-wall carbon nanotubes. These materials have attracted considerable interest recently due to reports of high density hydrogen storage at room temperature. Inelastic neutron scattering clearly shows the ortho±para conversion of physisorbed hydrogen in a nanotube containing soot loaded with hydrogen....

We report a measurement of the asymmetry in spin-dependent quasielastic scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from a polarized 3 ~ e target. The neutron magnetic form factor G';, has been extracted from the measured asymmetry based on recent PWIA calculations using spin-dependent spectral functions. Our determination of G& at ~ ~ = 0 . 1 9 (G~VIC)' agrees with the dipole parametrizat...

The hydration of controlled tricalcium and dicalcium silicate mixtures was investigated using inelastic neutron scattering. The amount of Ca(OH)2 produced by each mixture was quantified based on the vibrational mode at approximately 41 meV. The results of compressive strength testing correlate with the amount of Ca(OH)2 produced and with previous results from quasielastic neutron scattering. Th...

By destabilization of quasi-monodisperse silica sols, fractal clusters can be obtained. Solvent evacuation gives a porous solid with fractal structure. Structural investigations of these colloidal aerogels by small-angle neutron scattering are presented, and compared to similar observations in concentrated sols and xerogels. An investigation of the vibrational modes of these materials by inelas...

In vivo molecular dynamics in Halobacterium salinarum cells under stress conditions was measured by neutron scattering experiments coupled with microbiological characterization. Molecular dynamics alterations were detected with respect to unstressed cells, reflecting a softening of protein structures consistent with denaturation. The experiments indicated that the neutron scattering method prov...

The Kondo lattice antiferromagnet YbNiSi3 was investigated by neutron scattering. The magnetic structure of YbNiSi3 was determined by neutron diffraction on a single-crystalline sample. Inelastic scattering experiments were also performed on a pulverized sample to study the crystalline electric field (CEF) excitations. Two broad CEF excitations were observed, from which the CEF parameters were ...

Core collapse supernovae are dominated by weakly interacting neutrinos. This provides a unique opportunity for macroscopic parity violation. We speculate that parity violation in a strong magnetic field can lead to an asymmetry in the explosion and a recoil of the newly formed neutron star. We estimate the size of this asymmetry from neutrino polarized neutron elastic scattering, polarized elec...

The hierarchical morphology of xanthan solutions is analyzed by light and neutron scattering in a broad range of concentrations in order to connect their morphology to their well-documented dynamic properties. Static light scattering inside the semidilute regime is dominated by the form factor of individual xanthan chains while at higher concentrations chain interconnections appear to modify th...