TY - JOUR

T1 - First observation of the neutron spin rotation for Laue diffraction in a deformed noncentrosymmetric crystal

AU - Fedorov, V. V.

AU - Lapin, E. G.

AU - Yu. Semenikhin, S.

AU - Voronin, V. V.

AU - Lelièvre-Berna, E.

AU - Nesvizhevsky, V.

AU - Petoukhov, A.

AU - Soldner, T.

AU - Tasset, F.

PY - 2008/4/10

Y1 - 2008/4/10

N2 - Detailed study of a neutron Laue diffraction in a noncentrosymmetric crystal was carried out using a prototype of the experimental setup to measure the neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM) by Laue diffraction method (LDM). A new kind of spin rotation effect was observed for the first time. We attribute this effect to a difference of the two Bloch waves amplitudes in the crystal, which is caused by the presence of the definite small crystal deformation. In a revised scheme of the experiment, this effect could be exploited for a purposeful manipulation of the Bloch waves. © 2008 World Scientific Publishing Company.

AB - Detailed study of a neutron Laue diffraction in a noncentrosymmetric crystal was carried out using a prototype of the experimental setup to measure the neutron electric dipole moment (nEDM) by Laue diffraction method (LDM). A new kind of spin rotation effect was observed for the first time. We attribute this effect to a difference of the two Bloch waves amplitudes in the crystal, which is caused by the presence of the definite small crystal deformation. In a revised scheme of the experiment, this effect could be exploited for a purposeful manipulation of the Bloch waves. © 2008 World Scientific Publishing Company.

KW - Electric dipole moment

KW - Laue diffraction

KW - Spin rotation

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=43949104808&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1142/S0217751X08039414

DO - 10.1142/S0217751X08039414

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:43949104808

VL - 23

SP - 1435

EP - 1445

JO - International Journal of Modern Physics A

JF - International Journal of Modern Physics A

SN - 0217-751X

IS - 9

ER -