Electric Field Imaging Using Polarized Neutrons

Jau, Yuan-Yu; Hussey, Daniel S.; Gentile, Thomas R.; Chen, Wangchun

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.125.110801

Electric Field Imaging Using Polarized Neutrons

Journal Article · Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.125.110801· OSTI ID:1668357

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Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)

In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate that electrically neutral particles, neutrons, can be used to directly visualize the electrostatic field inside a target volume that can be physically isolated or occupied. Electric field images are obtained using a spin-polarized neutron beam with a recently developed polarimetry method for polychromatic beams that permits detection of a small angular change in spin orientation. This work may enable a new diagnostic technique sensitive to the structure of electric potential, electric polarization, charge distribution, and dielectric constant by imaging spatially dependent electric fields in objects that cannot be accessed by other probes.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525; 89243019SSC000025

OSTI ID:: 1668357

Report Number(s):: SAND--2020-5032J; 686061

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 125; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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