Neutron Scattering Studies of Quantum Systems

量子系统的中子散射研究

• 批准号: 9970126
• 负责人: Paul Sokol
• 金额: $ 23.25万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-06-01 至 2003-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9970126&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Neutron; Scattering; Studies; Quantum; Systems

9970126SokolThis is a condensed matter physics project dealing with the low temperature properties of liquid helium, 4He, and mixtures of 3He and 4He. The investigation will use neutron scattering methods to study the effect of confinement in disordered porous glasses on the properties of helium. If interest are (1) the role of disorder and confinement on the superfluid phase where previous studies have already shown that the macroscopic changes induced by confinement are mirrored in the microscopic dynamics; (2) the effects of confinement on the phase separation that occurs in 3He-4He mixtures where macroscopic studies have shown that the tricritical point becomes a regular critical point; and (3) the structure of the solid phase when confined in porous media where preliminary studies have shown that disorder stabilizes the bcc phase over a much larger region of the phase diagram than in the bulk. Neutron scattering measurements, such as elastic and inelastic scattering, provide a powerful probe of the microscopic dynamics of these systems. Properties such as the atomic structure, collective excitations, and single particle momentum distribution can be readily probed using these techniques. The research involves collaborations with workers at the Institut Laue Langevin (Grenoble, France), and the ISIS spallation source at the Appleton Rutherford Laboratory (Oxford, UK), as well as neutron sources in the US. The research provides excellent training for graduate students in a fundamental research area using state-of-the-art instrumentation.%%%The quantum fluids helium-3 and helium-4 provide a unique 'laboratory' for the study of strongly interacting assemblies of particles obeying Bose and Fermi statistics. Neutron scattering measurements, such as elastic and inelastic scattering, provide a powerful probe of the microscopic dynamics of these systems. Properties such as the atomic structure, collective excitations, and single particle momentum distribution can be readily probed using these techniques. This project seeks to understand how disordering bulk helium or helium mixtures influences the fluids' properties. Disorder is introduced either through the addition of impurities, by immersing the fluid in highly porous aerogel or Vycor glass, or through thermal fluctuations. Neutron scattering experiments uniquely and sensitively show that a number of the fundamental properties of helium are changed by the disorder. The research involves collaborations with workers at the Institut Laue Langevin (Grenoble, France), and the ISIS spallation source at the Appleton Rutherford Laboratory (Oxford, UK), as well as neutron sources in the US. The research provides excellent training for graduate students in a fundamental research area using state-of-the-art instrumentation.

9970126 Sokol这是一个凝聚态物理项目，研究液态氦、4 He以及3 He和4 He的混合物的低温性质。这项研究将使用中子散射方法来研究无序多孔玻璃中的约束对氦性质的影响。如果感兴趣的是（1）无序和约束对超流相的作用，其中以前的研究已经表明，由约束引起的宏观变化反映在微观动力学中：（2）约束对发生在3 He-4 He混合物中的相分离的影响，其中宏观研究已经表明，三临界点成为规则的临界点;和（3）当被限制在多孔介质中时固相的结构，其中初步研究已经表明无序在比本体中大得多的相图区域上稳定bcc相。中子散射测量，如弹性和非弹性散射，提供了一个强大的探测这些系统的微观动力学。使用这些技术可以很容易地探测诸如原子结构、集体激发和单粒子动量分布之类的性质。这项研究涉及与劳厄朗之万研究所（法国格勒诺布尔）的工作人员，阿普尔顿卢瑟福实验室（英国牛津）的ISIS中子源以及美国的中子源的合作。该研究使用最先进的仪器为基础研究领域的研究生提供了出色的培训。%量子流体氦-3和氦-4为研究服从玻色和费米统计的强相互作用粒子集合提供了一个独特的“实验室”。中子散射测量，如弹性和非弹性散射，提供了一个强大的探测这些系统的微观动力学。使用这些技术可以很容易地探测诸如原子结构、集体激发和单粒子动量分布之类的性质。该项目旨在了解无序的散装氦或氦混合物如何影响流体的性质。通过添加杂质、将流体浸入高度多孔的气凝胶或Vycor玻璃中或通过热波动来引入无序。中子散射实验独特而敏感地表明，氦的一些基本性质被无序改变。这项研究涉及与劳厄朗之万研究所（法国格勒诺布尔）的工作人员，阿普尔顿卢瑟福实验室（英国牛津）的ISIS中子源以及美国的中子源的合作。该研究为研究生在基础研究领域提供了良好的培训，使用最先进的仪器。