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Title: THE METHODS OF PRODUCING AND ANALYZING POLARIZED NEUTRON BEAMS FOR HYSPEC AT THE SNS.

Conference ·
OSTI ID:15016747

The Hybrid Spectrometer (HYSPEC), under construction at the SNS on beam line 14B, is the only inelastic scattering instrument designed to enable polarization of the incident and the scattered neutron beams. A Heusler monochromator will replace the graphite crystal for producing polarized neutrons. In the scattered beam it is planned to use a collimator--multi-channel supermirror bender array to analyze the polarization of the scattered beam over the final energy range from 5-20 meV. Other methods of polarization analysis under consideration such as transmission filters using He{sup 3}, Sm, and polarized protons are considered. Their performance is estimated and a comparison of the various methods of polarization is made.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/SC
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
15016747
Report Number(s):
BNL-74804-2005-CP; R&D Project: PO-10; KC-02-02-01; TRN: US0503248
Resource Relation:
Conference: 17TH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON ADVANCED NEUTRON SOURCES; SANTE FE, NEW MEXICO; 20050425 through 20050429
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English