Performance tests of multilayer interferometer for very cold neutrons

✍ Scribed by T. Ebisawa; S. Tasaki; Y. Otake; H. Funahashi

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 180 KB
• Volume: 213-214
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0921-4526
• DOI: 10.1016/0921-4526(95)00334-6

✦ Synopsis

A multilayer-mirror interferometer for very cold neutrons has been in progress for five years. This interferometer is analogous to a classical Mach Zehnder interferometer using multilayer mirrors as optical elements. The conditions required for the multilayer interferometer are presented, including mirror perfection and mirror-position accuracy. Performance tests are discussed such as mirror characteristics, mirror-position adjustments and the interference pattern using neutrons.