Nuclear Spin Incoherent Neutron Scattering from Quantum Well Resonators

Phys Rev Lett. 2019 Jul 3;123(1):016101. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.016101.

Abstract

We report the detection and quantification of nuclear spin incoherent scattering from hydrogen occupying interstitial sites in a thin film of vanadium. The neutron wave field is enhanced in a quantum resonator with magnetically switchable boundaries. Our results provide a pathway for the study of dynamics at surfaces and in ultrathin films using inelastic and/or quasielastic neutron scattering methods.