Construction of a small-angle neutron spectrometer for investigation of microemulsions and micellar solution in bulk, in porous materials, and under shear
The construction of the SANS spectrometer is on schedule. We expect to test the spectrometer with a series of strongly scattering microemulsion systems this summer. The projected completion date of the spectrometer is summer 1992. This schedule for the completion date has been set by IPNS scientist, Dr. Kent Crawford. The MIT effort on the design and construction of the spectrometer is made through Dr. Kenneth Bradley, stationed at IPNS of Argonne National Laboratory under the direction of Professor S.H. Chen. Our efforts in the spectrometer construction will be continuing without interruption in the coming year. During the past year we have initiated a number of scientific studies on micellar systems, microemulsions and Langmuir-Blodgett films, using neutron scattering and reflection techniques. Since we do not yet have the new spectrometer to perform the experiments, our experiment has been carried out through the regular proposal to IPNS. This has limited our access to the neutron spectrometer and on two occasions we had to go to Europe for SANS experiment. This line of research will be further expanded in the coming year. The detailed description of the progress on the SANS spectrometer and abstracts of our neutron scattering work are given.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-90ER45429
- OSTI ID:
- 5274607
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/45429-1; ON: DE91017958
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COLLOIDS
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DISPERSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EMULSIONS
FABRICATION
MATERIALS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICROEMULSIONS
NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS
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