Neutrons in Soft Matter

by Imae, Toyoko; Kanaya, Toshiji; Furusaka, Michihiro; Torikai, Naoya

• ISBN13: 9780470402528
• ISBN10: 0470402520
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-03
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Neutron and synchrotron facilities, which are beyond the scale of the laboratory, and supported on a national level in countries throughout the world. These tools for probing micro- and nano-structure research and on fast dynamics research of atomic location in materials have been key in the development of new polymer-based materials. Different from several existing professional books on neutron science, this book focuses on theory, instrumentation, an applications. The book is divided into four parts: Part 1 describes the underlying theory of neutron scattering; Part 2 describes the various instruments that exist and the various techniques used to achieve neutron scattering or bombardment. Part 3 discusses data treatment and simulation methods as well as how to assess the environment of the sample (temperature, pressure, shear, and external fields). Part 4 addresses the myriad applications of small and large molecules, biomolecules, and gels. Part 5 describes the various global neutron sources that exist and provides an overview of the different reactors.

Author Biography

Toyoko Imae, PhD, is a professor at the Graduate Institute of Engineering at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, working on various aspects of polymers and nanomaterials, and a professor emeritus at Nagoya University, Japan. Toshiji Kanaya, PhD, is a Professor at the Institute for Chemical Research at Kyoto University in Japan, where he specializes in areas of polymer physics. Professor Kanaya has contributed to the book Polyolefin Composites, also from Wiley. Michihiro Furusaka, PhD, is a professor at the Graduate School of Engineering at Hokkaido University, Japan, working in the field of neutron instrumentation and optics. Naoya Torikai, PhD, is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Engineering at Mie University, Japan, working in research areas of polymer physics, after serving as an instrument scientist of a pulsed neutron reflectometer at High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK).

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
Neutron Scattering	p. 1
Basics Concepts	p. 1
Instrumentation	p. 29
Small-Angle Neutron Scattering	p. 29
Small-Angle Neutron Scattering at Reactor Sources	p. 29
SANS Instruments at Pulsed Neutron Sources	p. 57
Ultra-Small-Angle Neutron Scattering	p. 73
Bonse-Hart USANS Instrument	p. 73
Focusing USANS Instrument	p. 94
Neutron Reflectometry	p. 115
Quasielastic and Inelastic Neutron Scattering	p. 147
Neutron Spin Echo Spectroscopy	p. 147
Neutron Backscattering	p. 183
Time-of-Flight Spectrometry	p. 203
Neutron Imaging	p. 269
Data Treatment and Sample Environment	p. 285
Practical Aspects of SANS Experiments	p. 285
Structure Analysis	p. 311
Calculation of Real Space Parameters and Ab Initio Models from Isotropic Elastic SANS Patterns	p. 329
Contrast Variation	p. 351
Sample Environment: Soft Matter Sample Environment for Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Neutron Reflectometry	p. 383
Applications	p. 415
Hierarchical Structure of Small Molecules	p. 415
Structure of Dendritic Polymers and Their Films	p. 435
Dynamics of Polymers	p. 455
Inhomogeneous Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Soft Matter	p. 493
Protein Dynamics Studied by Neutron Incoherent Scattering	p. 517
Polymer Interfaces and Thin Films	p. 539
Neutron Diffraction from Polymers and Other Soft Matter	p. 571
Current Facilities	p. 601
Pulsed Neutron Sources and Facilities	p. 601
Reactor Overview	p. 621
Index	p. 643
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