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A Wide Angle Neutron Spin Filter System Using Polarized 3He

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Author(s)

Changbo Fu, Thomas R. Gentile, Wangchun Chen, Ross Erwin, Shannon M. Watson, Collin L. Broholm, Jose Rodriguez Rivera, Julia Scherschligt, G L. Jones

Abstract

Polarized 3He neutron spin filters can operate over a wide neutron energy range and provide a large angular acceptance. A compact 3He neutron spin filter system has been developed for the Multi Axis Crystal Spectrometer at the NIST Center for Neutron Research. Sealed 3He cells, polarized by spin-exchange optical pumping, are used as polarizer and analyzer. The polarization of the neutrons incident on the sample is inverted by flipping the polarization of the 3He gas in the polarizer, with only a small effect on the analyzer cells. The cell fabrication process, 3He spin flipper, and the holding magnetic field are discussed and we present the results of a first on-line test.
Citation
Physica B & C
Volume
406
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

Polarized Helium-3, He-3 Neutron Spin Filter, Wide Angle He-3 Cell
Neutron research

Citation

Fu, C. , Gentile, T. , Chen, W. , Erwin, R. , Watson, S. , Broholm, C. , Rodriguez Rivera, J. , Scherschligt, J. and Jones, G. (2010), A Wide Angle Neutron Spin Filter System Using Polarized 3He, Physica B & C (Accessed February 10, 2025)

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Created October 15, 2010, Updated October 12, 2021