Neutron-optical gratings from nanoparticle-polymer composites
Instrumentation and Detectors
2011-03-28 v1 Optics
Abstract
The preparation of neutron-optical phase gratings with light-optical holography is reviewed. We compare the relevant concepts of i) Kogelnik's theory for Bragg diffraction of light by thick volume gratings, which can be used to analyze holographic gratings with both light and neutrons, and ii) the dynamical theory of neutron diffraction. Without going into mathematical detail, we intend to illuminate their correspondence. The findings are illustrated by analyzing data obtained from reconstruction of nanoparticle holographic gratings with both light and neutrons.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1007.3407,
title = {Neutron-optical gratings from nanoparticle-polymer composites},
author = {J. Klepp and C. Pruner and M. A. Ellabban and Y. Tomita and H. Lemmel and H. Rauch and M. Fally},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.3407},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
Proceedings of the Neutron Optics Workshop at Alpe d'Huez, France, 2010