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First Measurements at Neutron Reflectometers TNR and NERO-2. / D’yachkov, M.V.; Matveev, V.A.; Syromyatnikov, V.G.; Tarnavich, V.V.; Ul'Yanov, V.A.
In: Journal of Surface Investigation X-Ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2024, p. 887-893.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - First Measurements at Neutron Reflectometers TNR and NERO-2
AU - D’yachkov, M.V.
AU - Matveev, V.A.
AU - Syromyatnikov, V.G.
AU - Tarnavich, V.V.
AU - Ul'Yanov, V.A.
N1 - Export Date: 01 November 2025; Cited By: 0; Correspondence Address: M.V. Dyachkov; Petersburg Institute of Nuclear Research (PINR), National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Gatchina, 188300, Russian Federation; email: dyachkov_mv@pnpi.nrcki.ru; V.A. Matveev; Petersburg Institute of Nuclear Research (PINR), National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Gatchina, 188300, Russian Federation; email: matveev_va@pnpi.nrcki.ru; V.G. Syromyatnikov; Petersburg Institute of Nuclear Research (PINR), National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Gatchina, 188300, Russian Federation; email: syromyatnikov_vg@pnpi.nrcki.ru
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Abstract: The paper briefly describes the main units of TNR and NERO-2 neutron reflectometers installed in the hall of horizontal experimental channels of the new high-flux PIK reactor (PNPI, National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”) as part of the program for commissioning the first five stations of the instrument base of this reactor. TNR and NERO-2 neutron reflectometers are designed for conducting studies of the magnetic and nonmagnetic multilayer nanostructures, including certification of neutron-optical elements for the neutron stations. The TNR has the ability to work in measurement modes with “white” unpolarized/polarized beams and with monochromatic unpolarized/polarized neutron beams (wavelengths from 0.09 to 0.5 nm). NERO-2 is a high-resolution reflectometer with a fixed wavelength and the ability to work with both unpolarized and polarized monochromatic beams. The paper discusses the results of the first measurements of neutron-optical samples on a glass substrates carried out on TNR and NERO-2 reflectometers at the start of the PIK reactor at a power of 7 MW. Measurements were carried out on TNR with a supermirror, which is an aperiodic multilayer nanosystem of 171 pairs of alternating Ni and Ti layers (m = 2.5). On NERO-2, measurements were carried out with a mirror monochromator, which is a periodic multilayer nanosystem of 60 pairs of alternating NiMo and Ti layers with a thickness of 60 Å each. © 2024 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
AB - Abstract: The paper briefly describes the main units of TNR and NERO-2 neutron reflectometers installed in the hall of horizontal experimental channels of the new high-flux PIK reactor (PNPI, National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”) as part of the program for commissioning the first five stations of the instrument base of this reactor. TNR and NERO-2 neutron reflectometers are designed for conducting studies of the magnetic and nonmagnetic multilayer nanostructures, including certification of neutron-optical elements for the neutron stations. The TNR has the ability to work in measurement modes with “white” unpolarized/polarized beams and with monochromatic unpolarized/polarized neutron beams (wavelengths from 0.09 to 0.5 nm). NERO-2 is a high-resolution reflectometer with a fixed wavelength and the ability to work with both unpolarized and polarized monochromatic beams. The paper discusses the results of the first measurements of neutron-optical samples on a glass substrates carried out on TNR and NERO-2 reflectometers at the start of the PIK reactor at a power of 7 MW. Measurements were carried out on TNR with a supermirror, which is an aperiodic multilayer nanosystem of 171 pairs of alternating Ni and Ti layers (m = 2.5). On NERO-2, measurements were carried out with a mirror monochromator, which is a periodic multilayer nanosystem of 60 pairs of alternating NiMo and Ti layers with a thickness of 60 Å each. © 2024 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
KW - aperiodic multilayer nanostructure (supermirror)
KW - neutron reflectometry
KW - periodic multilayer nanostructure (monochromator)
KW - polarized neutrons
KW - time-of-flight method
KW - Magnetic mirrors
KW - Multilayers
KW - Neutron detectors
KW - Neutron reflection
KW - Nuclear energy
KW - Optical multilayers
KW - Reactor startup
KW - Reflectometers
KW - Thickness measurement
KW - Titanium nitride
KW - Aperiodic multilayer nanostructure (supermirror)
KW - Multilayer nanostructures
KW - Neutron reflectometry
KW - Optical-
KW - Periodic multilayer nanostructure (monochromator)
KW - Periodic multilayers
KW - Polarized neutrons
KW - Supermirrors
KW - Time of Flight methods
KW - Monochromators
U2 - 10.1134/S1027451024700605
DO - 10.1134/S1027451024700605
M3 - статья
VL - 18
SP - 887
EP - 893
JO - ПОВЕРХНОСТЬ. РЕНТГЕНОВСКИЕ, СИНХРОТРОННЫЕ И НЕЙТРОННЫЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ
JF - ПОВЕРХНОСТЬ. РЕНТГЕНОВСКИЕ, СИНХРОТРОННЫЕ И НЕЙТРОННЫЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ
SN - 1027-4510
IS - 4
ER -
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