Demonstration of a novel focusing small-angle neutron scattering instrument equipped with axisymmetric mirrors

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Liu, Dazhi ^a   Khaykovich, Boris ^a   Gubarev, Mikhail V ^b   Lee Robertson, J ^c   Crow, Lowell ^c   Ramsey, Brian D ^b   Moncton, David E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INSTRUMENTATION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIXEL; SAMPLING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ARTICLE; DIFFRACTION; GEOMETRY; NEUTRON; NEUTRON SCATTERING; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING;

EID: 84885167826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3556     Document Type: Article

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