Introduction to soft matter and neutron scattering
As an opening lecture to the French-Swedish neutron scattering school held in Uppsala (6 th to 9 th of December 2016), the basic concepts of both soft matter science and neutron scattering are introduced. Typical soft matter systems like self-assembled surfactants in water, microemulsions, (co-)poly...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | As an opening lecture to the French-Swedish neutron scattering school held in Uppsala (6
th
to 9
th
of December 2016), the basic concepts of both soft matter science and neutron scattering are introduced. Typical soft matter systems like self-assembled surfactants in water, microemulsions, (co-)polymers, and colloids are presented. It will be shown that widely different systems have a common underlying physics dominated by the thermal energy, with astonishing consequences on their statistical thermodynamics, and ultimately rheological properties – namely softness. In the second part, the fundamentals of neutron scattering techniques and in particular small-angle neutron scattering as a powerful method to characterize soft matter systems will be outlined. |
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| ISSN: | 2100-014X 2101-6275 2100-014X |