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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 286, 2023
European Conference on Neutron Scattering 2023 (ECNS 2023)
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Article Number | 05004 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Magnetism and Materials | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328605004 | |
Published online | 09 October 2023 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328605004
Deuterated Clathrate Hydrates as a Novel Moderator Material for Very Cold Neutrons. Project Aperçu and First Results
1 Ècole Doctorale de Physique, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38402 Saint Martin d’Hères, France
2 Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
* e-mail: vczamler@ill.fr
Published online: 9 October 2023
Clathrate hydrates are water-based solids with large crystallographic unit cells that show promise as potential moderators for use in new, more intense sources of very cold neutrons (VCN), which would enhance neutron scattering techniques and increase sensitivity of particle physics experiments. These so-called inclusion compounds seem particularly suitable for this application due to the low-energy modes of guest molecules encaged in nano-voids formed by a crystalline network of hydrogen bonded water molecules. In this article we present first results of an ongoing, extensive experimental campaign with the aim of characterizing the scattering properties of deuterated clathrate hydrates relevant for moderator applications. Experiments include neutron diffraction (carried out at Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) using the instrument D20), as well as measurements of the temperature-dependent dynamical structure factor S (q, ω) in absolute units (carried out on ILL’s Panther and IN5). These measurements will serve as a benchmark for development of new scattering kernels.
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