What is going on in liquid metals?

POSTER

Abstract

We present neutron scattering data on a range of liquid metals that demonstrate that there is a contribution to the total scattering of a neutron by a metal that is in excess of the coherent and incoherent cross-sections. We show by means of polarized neutron scattering data on liquid Gallium that this additional contribution is not magnetic in origin, ruling out a possible explanation that appeared to fit all the facts [Patty et al., Phys. Rev. E 73, 021202 (2006)].

*Acknowledgment is made to the donors of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund for support of this research (Grant No. ACS PRF 42615-G10)

Authors

  • Mark Patty

  • Keary Schoen

  • Wouter Montfrooij

    • Department of Physics and Missouri Research Reactor, University of Missouri

  • Zahra Yamani

    • Canadian Neutron Beam Center, Chalk River Laboratories