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The Value of Neutrons

Generally speaking neutrons are less available and more expensive than X-ray photons. However there are many reasons why specific in-situ studies ought rather to be carried out using neutrons than X-rays, or perhaps using both neutrons and X-rays (see Combined Techniques). An introduction to neutrons for powder diffractometry has already been given in Neutrons Sources & Methods. Here we will just concentrate on those properties of neutrons that can be exploited in dynamic in-situ studies.

A few examples of in-situ studies using neutrons are now presented in which some of the above features occur; see if you can spot them.


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Author(s): Paul Barnes
Martin Vickers