Gentile, T.
, Huber, M.
, Arif, M.
, Hussey, D.
, Jacobson, D.
, Koetke, D.
, Peshkin, M.
, Dombeck, T.
, Nord, P.
, Pushin, D.
and Smither, R.
(2019),
Study of the neutron spin-orbit interaction in silicon, Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics), [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.100.034005, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=927117
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Study of the neutron spin-orbit interaction in silicon
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The neutron spin-orbit interaction, which results from the interaction of a moving neutron's magnetic dipole moment (MDM) with the atomic electric fields, induces a small rotation of the neutron's spin in one Bragg reflection. In our experiment neutrons undergo on the order of 100 successive Bragg reflections on the walls of a slot cut into a perfect silicon crystal to amplify the spin rotation. Here we report a measurement polarization rotation from multiple Bragg reflections. From these measurements, we determined the average atomic electric field sensed by the neutron during Bragg scattering from silicon.Citation
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
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neutron scattering, neutron optics, Magnetic Dipole Moment
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