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Neutron Scattering and Its Application to Strongly Correlated Systems

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Neutron scattering is a powerful probe of strongly correlated systems. It can directly detect common phenomena such as magnetic order, and can be used to determine the coupling between magnetic moments through measurements of the spin-wave dispersions. In the absence of magnetic order, one can detect diffuse scattering and dynamic correlations. Neutrons are also sensitive to the arrangement of atoms in a solid (crystal structure) and lattice dynamics (phonons). In this chapter, we provide an introduction to neutrons and neutron sources. The neutron scattering cross section is described and formulas are given for nuclear diffraction, phonon scattering, magnetic diffraction, and magnon scattering. As an experimental example, we describe measurements of antiferromagnetic order, spin dynamics, and their evolution in the La\(_{2-x}\)Ba\(_x\)CuO\(_4\) family of high-temperature superconductors.

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Zaliznyak, I.A., Tranquada, J.M. (2015). Neutron Scattering and Its Application to Strongly Correlated Systems. In: Avella, A., Mancini, F. (eds) Strongly Correlated Systems. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 180. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44133-6_7

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