Influence of the liquid helium meniscus on neutron reflectometry data

Морфология и свойства наноструктур

Автор(и)

  • C.J. Kinane ISIS Facility, Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, United Kingdom
  • O. Kirichek ISIS Facility, Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, United Kingdom
  • T.R. Charlton ISIS Facility, Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, United Kingdom
  • P.V.E. McClintock Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4941005%20

Ключові слова:

neutron reflection, meniscus distortion effect.

Анотація

Neutron reflectometry offers a unique opportunity for the direct observation of nanostratification in 3He–4He mixtures in the ultra-low temperature limit. Unfortunately the results of recent experiments could not be well-modelled on account of a seemingly anomalous variation of reflectivity with momentum transfer. We now hy-pothesize that this effect is attributable to an optical distortion caused by the liquid’s meniscus near the container wall. The validity of this idea is tested and confirmed through a subsidiary experiment on a D2O sample, showing that the meniscus can significantly distort results if the beam size in the horizontal plane is comparable with, or bigger than, the diameter of the container. The meniscus problem can be eliminated if the beam size is substantially smaller than the diameter of the container, such that reflection takes place only from the flat region of the liquid surface thus excluding the meniscus tails. Practical measures for minimizing the meniscus distortion effect are discussed.

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2015-12-18

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Kinane, C.; Kirichek, O.; Charlton, T.; McClintock, P. Influence of the Liquid Helium Meniscus on Neutron Reflectometry Data: Морфология и свойства наноструктур. Fiz. Nizk. Temp. 2015, 42, 202-206.

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