Phonon Dispersion of Mo-stabilized $\gamma$-U measured using Inelastic X-ray Scattering

Z. E. Brubaker, S. Ran, A. H. Said +7

We have measured the room-temperature phonon spectrum of Mo-stabilized $\gamma -$U. The dispersion curves show unusual softening near the H point, q=[1/2,1/2,1/2], which may derive from…