Generalized distorted-wave Born approximation for neutron reflection

1993 ◽  
Vol 48 (23) ◽  
pp. 17477-17485 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. F. Sears
1994 ◽  
Vol 376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Pynn

ABSTRACTThis paper provides a brief introduction to the subject of off-specular neutron scattering by rough interfaces. Such scattering can be calculated using the distorted-wave Born approximation (DWBA) in which the neutron wavefunctions for a system with smooth interfaces are used as the basis for perturbation theory. Although it has been applied successfully to model the scattering from rough surfaces, the DWBA has several quantitative and qualitative limitations, some of which are described in this paper. When it is applied to multilayer systems, the DWBA correctly predicts a number of qualitative features of the diffuse scattering, including fringes of scattering that result from correlations between the roughnesses of neighbouring interfaces. A remarkable feature of diffuse neutron reflection is the range of length scales within a surface or interface that is probed. This is illustrated here by data obtained with a self-assembled multilayer of organic molecules where distances between 500 Å and 3 μm parallel to the layers are probed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 155 (3) ◽  
pp. 034105
Author(s):  
Taha Selim ◽  
Arthur Christianen ◽  
Ad van der Avoird ◽  
Gerrit C. Groenenboom

1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 74-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Baddou ◽  
C. Rioux ◽  
R. J. Slobodrian ◽  
J. M. Nelson

Angular distributions of the differential cross sections and analysing powers were measured at an energy of 4.6 MeV. The results are compared with the distorted wave Born approximation predictions for two-nucleon transfer and for a deuteron-cluster transfer. The agreement is qualitative at best, and a discussion of alternatives to improve it is presented.


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