PRECISE DETERMINATION OF THE DEGREE OF POLARIZATION OF A COLD NEUTRON BEAM

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NASTOLL, H [1 ]
SCHRECKENBACH, K [1 ]
BAGLIN, C [1 ]
BUSSIERE, A [1 ]
GUILLAUD, JP [1 ]
KOSSAKOWSKI, R [1 ]
LIAUD, P [1 ]
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[1] LAB ANNECY LE VIEUX PHYS PARTICULES,F-74941 ANNECY LE VIEUX,FRANCE
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10.1016/0168-9002(91)90303-8
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
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A cold neutron beam at the ILL High Flux Reactor was used to produce highly polarized neutrons by means of a bent supermirror polarizer. A following current sheet spin flipper allowed the change of the neutron spin direction relative to the guiding magnetic fields. The degree of polarization of the beam was measured as a function of the neutron velocity in the range 300-1500 m/s achieving an accuracy of 0.2% at typically 98% polarization. Two spin flippers and the permutation of three supermirror polarizers as polarizer/analyzer were employed.
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