Comptes Rendus
Neutron scattering/Diffusion de neutrons
A review of in situ and/or time resolved neutron scattering
Comptes Rendus. Physique, Neutron scattering: a comprehensive tool for condensed matter research, Volume 8 (2007) no. 7-8, pp. 789-805.

Thanks to the ability of neutrons to penetrate deep into matter, experiments can be performed in situ in real conditions. The development of dedicated instruments on high flux neutron sources also enables fast data acquisition. As a consequence, it is now possible to investigate not only in situ but also time resolved physical or chemical processes over several time scales ranging from hours to a few milliseconds. Several recent examples are taken in different fields of research: physics, magnetism, chemistry, metallurgy, electrochemistry, polymers and archeometry. Among the scattering techniques that can be used to perform in situ or time resolved experiments we present results of powder neutron diffraction, small angle neutron scattering, and neutron radiography.

La forte pénétration des neutrons dans la matière permet d'effectuer des expériences in situ, dans des conditions réelles. Sur les sources à haut flux de neutrons, le développement d'instruments spécialisés, dédiés à ces études, rend possible des acquisitions très rapides. Ainsi, il est désormais possible d'effectuer non seulement des études in situ mais aussi résolues en temps afin d'étudier des processus physique ou chimique sur plusieurs échelles de temps s'étalant de quelques millisecondes à l'heure. De nombreux exemples récents seront présentés, pris dans divers domaines de recherche : physique, chimie, métallurgie, magnétisme, électrochimie, polymères et archéologie. Parmi le large éventail de techniques neutroniques qui peuvent être effectuées in situ ou en temps réels, nous présenterons ici des résultats de diffraction neutronique sur poudre, de diffusion des neutrons aux petits angles et de radiographie neutronique.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2007.10.002
Keywords: In situ studies, Powder neutron diffraction, Time resolved investigation, Small angle neutron scattering
Mots-clés : Études in situ, Diffraction neutronique sur poudre, Expériences en temps réels, Diffusion des neutrons aux petits angles

Olivier Isnard 1, 2, 3

1 Institut Néel, CNRS, Boîte F, BP 166, associé à l'Université J. Fourier, 38042 Grenoble cedex 9, France
2 Institut Universitaire de France, Maison des Universités, 103, Boulevard Saint Michel, 75005 Paris cedex, France
3 Institut Laue–Langevin, 6 rue J. Horowitz, BP156, 38042 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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Olivier Isnard. A review of in situ and/or time resolved neutron scattering. Comptes Rendus. Physique, Neutron scattering: a comprehensive tool for condensed matter research, Volume 8 (2007) no. 7-8, pp. 789-805. doi : 10.1016/j.crhy.2007.10.002. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.1016/j.crhy.2007.10.002/

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