Brillouin and Umklapp scattering in polybutadiene: Comparison of neutron and x-ray scattering

A. P. Sokolov, U. Buchenau, D. Richter, C. Masciovecchio, F. Sette, A. Mermet, D. Fioretto, G. Ruocco, L. Willner

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Abstract

We report a comparison of high resolution inelastic x-ray Brillouin scattering to coherent inelastic neutron scattering for amorphous deuterated polybutadiene, done for one temperature in the glass phase and another one in the melt. The x-ray scattering proves to be by far the better technique for such a polymer within its present resolution bounds. The neutron scattering allows one to extend these measurements to a much better resolution, showing an additional quasielastic signal in the melt. The results suggest x-ray measurements at higher momentum transfer, to see whether they are complementary to neutrons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R2464-R2467
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume60
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes

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