In the applications of neutron guides and focusing devices, by using the Ni/Ti multilayer supermirrors （SM）, the neutron flux is significantly enhanced, because the critical reflective angle of supermirrors increase...In the applications of neutron guides and focusing devices, by using the Ni/Ti multilayer supermirrors （SM）, the neutron flux is significantly enhanced, because the critical reflective angle of supermirrors increases m times compared to the one of natural bulk Ni. We design and fabricate the Ni/Ti multilayer supermirrors by considering the effect of the interfacial imperfection, such as interface roughness and diffusion, and by using the direct current magnetron sputtering technology. The reflective performances of these supermirrors are measured on a V14 neutron beam line at the Berlin Neutron Scattering Centre （BENSC）, Germany. The measurement data suggest that the critical angles of the supermirrors are 1.5 and 2.2 times that of bulk Ni, respectively.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 60178021, the National 863-804 Sustentation Fund, and the Programme for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities under Grant No NCETo04-0376, Tongji University Scientific Fund.
文摘In the applications of neutron guides and focusing devices, by using the Ni/Ti multilayer supermirrors （SM）, the neutron flux is significantly enhanced, because the critical reflective angle of supermirrors increases m times compared to the one of natural bulk Ni. We design and fabricate the Ni/Ti multilayer supermirrors by considering the effect of the interfacial imperfection, such as interface roughness and diffusion, and by using the direct current magnetron sputtering technology. The reflective performances of these supermirrors are measured on a V14 neutron beam line at the Berlin Neutron Scattering Centre （BENSC）, Germany. The measurement data suggest that the critical angles of the supermirrors are 1.5 and 2.2 times that of bulk Ni, respectively.
