MAGNETIC-STRUCTURES OF ACTINIDE MATERIALS BY PULSED NEUTRON-DIFFRACTION

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LAWSON, AC
GOLDSTONE, JA
HUBER, JG
GIORGI, AL
CONANT, JW
SEVERING, A
CORT, B
ROBINSON, RA
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[1] Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos
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10.1063/1.348140
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We describe some attempts to observe magnetic structure in various actinide (5f-electron) materials. Our experimental technique is neutron powder diffraction as practiced at a spallation (pulsed) neutron source. We will discuss our investigations of alpha-Pu, delta-Pu, alpha-UD3, and beta-UD3. beta-UD3 is a simple ferromagnet: Surprisingly, the moments on the two nonequivalent uranium atoms are the same within experimental error. alpha-UD3, alpha-Pu, and delta-Pu are nonmagnetic, within the limits of our observations. Our work with pulsed neutron diffraction shows that it is a useful technique for research on magnetic materials.
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