NEUTRON BACKSCATTER SCANNING

• Neutron backscattering is one of several inelastic neutron scattering techniques.
• The density of the material may be measured by backscatter methods.
• Measurements for water (moisture) content are taken at the surface in backscatter mode regardless of the model being used for density.
• Backscattering from monochromator and analyzer crystals is used to achieve an energy resolution in the order of μeV.
• Neutron backscattering experiments are performed to study atomic or molecular motion on a nanosecond time scale.