Abstract
The development of sophisticated sample environments to control temperature, pressure, and magnetic field has grown in parallel with neutron source and instrumentation development. High-pressure apparatus, with high- and low-temperature capability, novel designs for diamond cells, and large volume presses are matched with next-generation neutron sources and moderator designs to provide unprecedented neutron beam brightness. Recent developments in sample environments are expanding the pressure- temperature space accessible to neutron scattering experiments. Researchers are using new capabilities and an increased understanding of the fundamentals of structural and magnetic transitions to explore new territories, including hydrogenous minerals (e.g., ices and hydrates) and magnetic structural phase diagrams.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 181-188 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Elements |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2021 |
Funding
The Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor are DOE Office of Science User Facilities operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. JBP acknowledges the support of the Joint Photon Sciences Institute at Stony Brook (New York, USA).
Keywords
- High pressure
- Magnetic structure
- Neutron scattering
- Phase transitions