Title: neutron scattering analysis
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - neutron scattering analysis
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08743
Status: current

Definition
Measurement method in which the elastic or inelastic scattering of neutrons by the target nuclei is applied to study the composition and structure of a material.

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 69. 'Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 89 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0302)

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Citation: Citation: 'neutron scattering analysis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08743
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