Three-port beam splitter for slow neutrons using holographic nanoparticle-polymer composite diffraction gratings
arXiv:1205.3425 · doi:10.1063/1.4758686
Abstract
Diffraction of slow neutrons by nanoparticle-polymer composite gratings has been observed. By carefully choosing grating parameters such as grating thickness and spacing, a three-port beam splitter operation for cold neutrons - splitting the incident neutron intensity equally into the plus-minus first and zeroth diffraction orders - was realized. As a possible application, a Zernike three-path interferometer is briefly discussed.
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