Apparatus for simultaneous dynamic light scattering–small angle neutron scattering investigations of dynamics and structure in soft matter

Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) are two key tools to probe the dynamic and static structure factors, respectively, in soft matter. Usually, DLS and SANS measurements are performed separately, in different laboratories, on different samples, and at different t...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 2021-02, Vol.92 (2), p.023907-023907
Main Authors: Nigro, V., Angelini, R., King, S., Franco, S., Buratti, E., Bomboi, F., Mahmoudi, N., Corvasce, F., Scaccia, R., Church, A., Charleston, T., Ruzicka, B.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Dynamic structural analysis
Laboratories
Neutron scattering
Neutrons
Parameter sensitivity
Photon correlation spectroscopy
Portable equipment
Scientific apparatus & instruments
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Summary:Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) are two key tools to probe the dynamic and static structure factors, respectively, in soft matter. Usually, DLS and SANS measurements are performed separately, in different laboratories, on different samples, and at different times. However, this methodology has particular disadvantages for a large variety of soft materials, which exhibit a high sensitivity to small changes in fundamental parameters, such as waiting times, concentration, pH, and ionic strength. Here, we report on a new portable DLS-SANS apparatus that allows one to simultaneously measure both the microscopic dynamics (through DLS) and the static structure (through SANS) on the same sample. The apparatus has been constructed as a collaboration between two laboratories, each an expert in one of the scattering methods, and was commissioned on the LOQ and ZOOM SANS instruments at the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, U.K.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/5.0035529