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Modern Applications of Small-Angle Neutron Scattering
Elliot Gilbert Bragg Institute, Australia
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Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) is an ideal tool for studying the
structure of materials in the range between 10 and 1000 Angstrom. This
wide size range means the technique can be usefully applied across a
range of disciplines from medicine to structural engineering. The use of
neutron radiation provides many advantages including isotopic
sensitivity, in particular hydrogen/deuterium contrast variation, which
are unavailable for complementary techniques such Transmission Electron
Microscopy and x-ray small angle scattering. In this talk, I will
provide a brief introduction to the technique, emphasising what
structural information is obtainable from SANS. I will illustrate the
talk with recent examples from a wide range of disciplines.
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