Theory of thermal neutron scattering by nuclear spin waves

dc.contributor.advisorTrammell, George T.
dc.creatorWord, Robert E.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:17:52Z
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:17:52Z
dc.date.issued1977
dc.descriptionText includes handwritten formulas
dc.description.abstractNeutron spectrometers having the capability of resolving the energy of the slow neutron with an error of less than 1^-7 ev have been constructed within recent years, making it possible to measure dynamical processes of correspondingly finer energies. This thesis investigates coupled electronic-nuclear spin waves which are coupled by the hyperfine interaction. The differential cross section and scattered state polarization for the scattering of thermal neutrons from systems described by the Suhl-Nakamura Hamiltonian are developed in the Van Hove correlation function formalism; the relevant correlation functions for the Suhl-Nakamura system are computed.1 The implications of these calculations for the feasibility of detecting nuclear spin wave modes in neutron scattering experiments are discussed.
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dc.format.extent175 pp
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Phys. 1977 Word
dc.identifier.citationWord, Robert E.. "Theory of thermal neutron scattering by nuclear spin waves." (1977) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104137">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104137</a>.
dc.identifier.digitalRICE1764
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104137
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.titleTheory of thermal neutron scattering by nuclear spin waves
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentPhysics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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