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Polarized neutron Laue diffraction on a crystal containing dynamically polarized proton spins

Piegsa, F. M. ; Karlsson, M. ; van den Brandt, B. ; Carlile, Colin LU ; Forgan, E. M. ; Hautle, P. ; Konter, J. A. ; McIntyre, G. J. and Zimmer, O. (2013) In Journal of Applied Crystallography 46(1). p.30-34
Abstract
A polarized neutron Laue diffraction experiment on a single crystal of neodymium-doped lanthanum magnesium nitrate hydrate containing polarized proton spins is reported. By using dynamic nuclear polarization to polarize the proton spins, it is demonstrated that the intensities of the Bragg peaks can be enhanced or diminished significantly, whilst the incoherent background, due to proton spin disorder, is reduced. It follows that the method offers unique possibilities to tune continuously the contrast of the Bragg reflections and thereby represents a new tool for increasing substantially the signal-to-noise ratio in neutron diffraction patterns of hydrogenous matter.
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Journal of Applied Crystallography
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46
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International Union of Crystallography
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1600-5767
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10.1107/S0021889812048376
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English
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  author       = {{Piegsa, F. M. and Karlsson, M. and van den Brandt, B. and Carlile, Colin and Forgan, E. M. and Hautle, P. and Konter, J. A. and McIntyre, G. J. and Zimmer, O.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{International Union of Crystallography}},
  series       = {{Journal of Applied Crystallography}},
  title        = {{Polarized neutron Laue diffraction on a crystal containing dynamically polarized proton spins}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0021889812048376}},
  doi          = {{10.1107/S0021889812048376}},
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