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Proton vibrations in lithium imide studied through incoherent inelastic neutr...
We propose to measure the incoherent neutron spectra of lithium amide (LiNH_2) and imide (Li_2NH) at low temperature (T<20 K). These two substances belong to the Li-H-N... -
Test of an array of new thermal and resonance neutron detectors
The R&D activity on neutron detectors is strategic and instrumental for the development of reliable application of the neutron techniques. We propose to use two equal... -
A wide-range energy and wave-vector transfer instrument for pulsed sources
Neutron scattering is a powerful technique to reveal structure and dynamics in condensed matter, espacially in hydrogen containing materials. For these systems, the experimental... -
Determination of the self absorption of gamma emission induced by nuclear res...
We intend to perform some measurements with three NRCA gamma detectors in different geometric configurations in the INES block house in order to get information about the... -
Compositional and microstructural analysis of iron meteorites through time of...
Iron meteorites consist overwhelmingly of nickel-iron alloys. The metal taken from these meteorites is known as meteoric iron and was one of the earliest sources of usable iron... -
Proton diffusion in lithium imide: a quasi-elastic neutron scattering study
Li_2NH has been recently considered for H_2 storage applications. However, its low-T crystal structure is still controversial, with at least 6 options compatible with the... -
Proton quantum delocalization in lithium imide studied through neutron Compto...
we propose deep inelastic neutron scattering measurements on VESUVIO to investigate the short time proton dynamics in Li2NH. The latter belongs to the Li-H-N system, which has... -
Investigation of cross talk level among an array of thermal neutron counters ...
The research and development of new detection devices is a key issue to be addressed in neutron scattering due to the lack of 3He worldwide. Neutron radiative capture in heavy... -
Calibration and adjustment of a compact gamma detector for Neutron Resonance ...
Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis (NRCA). NRCA is a valid and effective experimental tool for the elemental analysis of objects (e.g. the metallic ones), especially those of... -
Helium quantum rattling in clathrate hydrate cages studied through neutron Co...
The proposing team is interested in exploring the low-temperature quantum "rattling" dynamics of helium atom(s) trapped in water-based cages (namely the so-called "clathrate... -
Non invasive characterization of four eneolithic arsenic rich metal artefacts...
Archaeological research in the Fontino cave in the north of Tuscia brought to the discovery of several eneolithic metal copper based artefacts as knives, awls and rivets (4000... -
Dynamics of poly-acrylonitrile in polymer-layered silicate micro-objects
We propose to measure vibrational spectra from poly-acrylonitrile confined in nanoporous silica matrixes. Polymers confined in silica have recently been the subject of great... -
Quantum differences in heavy and light water
The density maximum of water is probably its best known anomaly and attempts to account for this phenomenon go back to Roentgen in 1892 and possibly further. We would like to... -
Determination of binary calibration curves for Neutron Resonance Capture Anal...
Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis (NRCA) is a valid and effective experimental tool for the elemental analysis of objects (e.g. the metallic ones), especially those of... -
The proton momentum distribution in oriented ice films
We propose to fully characterise the proton quantum dynamics in oriented ice, grown on Pt surface, via DINS experiment and quantum ¿mechanical calculation, using path integral... -
Proton dynamics of water approaching the supercooled phase
In a recent DINS experiment (RB520101) we have possibly evidenced a new anomaly of supercooled water. Data at T = 269 and 271 K show clear differences in the proton neutron... -
Validation of a possible method for non-destructive diagnosis of H retention ...
In this proposal, we plan to explore the possibility of developing a non-invasive H-isotopes quantification method based on Deep Inelastic Neuron Scattering (DINS) to be applied... -
Tests on superconductive NbN-based neutron counters for spallation neutron so...
R&D on neutron detectors not based on 3He is important for both reactors and spallation ysources. Superconductive films were already succesfully tested in the sixties for... -
Simultaneous measurements of ND, BET, PGAA and NR at INES beam line
Neutron based techniques for materials study are important in fields ranging from chemistry, physics and archaeometry. Neutron diffraction gives information on phases and...