Neutron scattering with a triple-axis spectrometer basic techniques - Shirane, G. (Cambridge University Press, 2002)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Properties of thermal neutrons -- - Neutron sources -- - Reciprocal space and scattering diagram -- - Elastic scattering -- - Inelastic scattering -- - Neutron scattering instruments -- - Three-axis instrument -- - Time-of-flight (TOF) instrument -- - Backscattering and neutron spin echo (NSE) -- - Scattering formulas -- - Fermi's Golden Rule and the Born approximation -- - Coherent vs. incoherent scattering -- - Coherent nuclear scattering -- - Elastic scattering (Bragg peaks) -- - Inelastic scattering -- - Incoherent nuclear scattering -- - Coherent magnetic scattering -- - Paramagnetic scattering -- - Magnetic form factors and orbital moments -- - Determination of magnetic structures with unpolarized neutrons -- - Coherent inelastic magnetic scattering -- - Magnons -- - Diffuse magnetic scattering -- - Elements of a three-axis instrument -- - Shielding -- - Monochromators -- - Focusing monochromators and analyzers -- - Resolution effects -- - Double monochromators -- - Collimators -- - Filters -- - Fast neutron filters -- - Resonance filters -- - Bragg-scattering filters -- - Absorbers -- - Spectrometer alignment -- - Initial optical alignment -- - Experimental alignment -- - Goniometers -- - Two-circle goniometer -- - Four-circle goniometer -- - Translation of the sample -- - Super holder -- - New developments -- - Inelastic scattering and the resolution function -- - Notation and definitions -- - Definition of the resolution function -- - Constant-Q scans -- - Focusing -- - Selection of collimators and energies -- - Bragg tails -- - Constant-E scans -- - Vertical resolution -- - Harmonics in the incident beam