Books in the Oxford Series on Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter series

An Introduction to the Liquid State describes the theory of liquids and other dense fluids at postgraduate or new researcher level. It also covers some experimental techniques and the interpretation of experimental data. The book is divided into sixteen concise chapters, and includes 50 exercises which enable students and interested readers to gain first experience in this field.

Magnetism in disordered materials is a subject which ranges from the simple isolated defect in a ferromagnet to the massive disorder of amorphous spin glass materials. This book addresses aspects of neutron scattering associated with magnetic systems in disorder.

This book provides the experimental condensed matter researcher with a description of the variety of material characteristics which can now be investigated with polarized neutrons.

Comprises reviews and analyses of mainly experimental research in neutrons and current knowledge of its intrinsic properties. Topics discussed include gravitational and electromagnetic properties, beta-decay and the determination of the mass of neutrons.

Neutron scattering has become quite widely applied to the study of problems in polymer science and technology. This is the first book specifically written to introduce the newcomer and non-expert to the experimental techniques and the basic theory necessay to understand the results. It is written at an introductory level and is now made available in paperback for the first time.

The techniques of magnetic neutron and photon scattering provide information on the electronic properties of materials that is obtainable in no other way. This book provides an interpretation of the magnetic scattering experiments. It features tables of quantities that occur frequently in applications of theory and a number of worked examples.

This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the dynamical properties of simple liquids at a microscopic level. It presents experimental data and establishes a theoretical framework. This framework is then used as a basis for a modern version of kinetic theory and its applications.

Reviews the field of critical phenomena, including the use of neutron scattering techniques as an aid in their study. This book introduces the principles of magnetic systems and their critical dynamics, outlining the experimental and theoretical methods that have been used to understand the scattering effect.

Presents an integrated theory of the characterizing phonon, roton, paramagnons, density, spin density excitations in quantum systems and how these are observed in neutron scattering measurements. The common features of liquid 4He, liquid 3He and solid helium are emphasized.

Quasielastic neutron scattering has made many important contributions to the atomistic elucidation of diffusion processes in solids. The aim of this book is to inform graduate students and researchers in solid state physics, solid state chemistry and inorganic materials science of the potential of quasielastic neutron scattering.

Ultracold neutrons (UCN) can be kept in hermetically sealed vessels for up to 15 minutes. This book explains how physicists should cope with the problems of UCN research, how UCN can be used for fundamental and applied research, and summarizes the results which have been published.

This book is an accessible introduction for newcomers to the field and a valuable reference text for the experienced crystallographer. It is the first comprehensive account of diffuse neutron scattering, a unique tool for determining structural disorder in solids. The discussion of theory, experiment and computational techniques is illustrated by many examples and figures.