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2010

Wide Angle Neutron Spin Filter System Using Polarized ³He, C.B. Fu, T.R. Gentile, G.L. Jones, W.C. Chen, R. Erwin, S.M. Watson, C. Broholm, J.A. Rodriguez-Rivera, and J. Scherschligt, Physica B 406, 2419 (2010).

2009

Precision measurement of the neutron-³He spin-dependent scattering length using neutron interferometry, M.G. Huber, F.E. Wietfeldt, T.R. Gentile, W.C. Chen, M. Arif, D.A. Hussey, D.A. Pushin, L. Yang, and T. Black, Nucl. Instrum. and Meth. A 611, 235 (2009).

Effects of high-flux neutron beams on ³He cells polarized in situ with spin-exchange optical pumping, E. Babcock, S. Boag, M. Becker, W.C. Chen, T.E. Chupp, T.R. Gentile, G.L. Jones, A.K. Petukhov, T. Soldner and T.G. Walker, Phys. Rev. A 80, 033414 (2009).

Coupled magnetic and ferroelectric domains in multiferroic Ni₃V₂O₈, I. Cabrera, M. Kenzelmann, G. Lawes, Y. Chen, W.C. Chen, R. Erwin, T.R. Gentile, J.B. Leao, J.W. Lynn, N. Rogado, R.J. Cava, and C. Broholm, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 087201 (2009).

Resolving 3D magnetism in nanoparticles using polarization analyzed SANS, K.L. Krycka, R. Booth, J.A. Borchers, W.C. Chen, C. Conlon, T.R. Gentile, C. Hogg, Y. Ijiri, M. Laver, B.B. Maranville, S.A. Majetich, J. Rhyne, and S.M. Watson, Physica B 404, 2561 (2009).

Applications of ³He neutron spin filters at the NCNR, W.C. Chen, R. Erwin, J.W. McIver, S. Watson, C.B. Fu, T.R. Gentile, J.A. Borchers, J.W. Lynn, and G.L. Jones, Physica B 404, 2663 (2009).

In-situ SEOP polarizer and initial tests on a high flux neutron beam, E. Babcock, S. Boag, K.H. Andersen, M. Becker, C. Beecham, F. Bordenave, J. Chastagnier, W.C. Chen, R. Chung, T.E. Chupp, S. Elmore, P. Fouilloux, T.R. Gentile, D. Jullien, E. Lelievre-Berna, P. Mouveau, A. Petoukhov, M. Revert, and T. Soldner, Physica B 404, 2655 (2009).

In-Situ SEOP polarised ³He neutron spin filter for incident beam polarisation and polarisation analysis on neutron scattering instruments, S. Boag, E. Babcock, K.H. Andersen, M. Becker, T.R. Charlton, W.C. Chen, R.M. Dalgliesh, S.D. Elmore, C.D. Frost, T.R. Gentile, R. Lopez-Anton, S.R. Parnell, A.K. Petukhov, M.W, A. Skoda, and T. Soldner, Physica B 404, 2659 (2009).

End-compensated magnetostatic cavity for polarized ³He neutron spin filters, J.W. McIver, R. Erwin, W.C. Chen, and T.R. Gentile, Rev. Sci. Instr. 80, 063905 (2009).

Precision measurement of the n-³He incoherent scattering length using neutron interferometry, M.G. Huber, M. Arif, T.C. Black, W.C. Chen, T.R. Gentile, D.S. Hussey, D.A. Pushin, F.E. Wietfeldt, and L. Yang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 200401 (2009).

Study of spin-exchange optically pumped ³He cells with high polarisation and long lifetimes, S.R. Parnell, E. Babcock, K. Nunighoff, M.W.A. Skoda, S. Boag, S. Masalovich, W.C. Chen, R. Georgii, J.M. Wild, and C.D. Frost, Nucl. Instrum. and Meth. A 598, 774 (2009).

2008

Neutron beam effects on spin-exchange-polarized He-3, M. Sharma, E. Babcock, K.H. Andersen, L. Barrón-Palos, M. Becker, S. Boag, W.C. Chen, T.E. Chupp, A. Danagoulian, T.R. Gentile, A. Klein, S. Penttila, A. Petoukhov, T. Soldner, E.R. Tardiff, T.G. Walker, and W.S. Wilburn, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 083002 (2008).

2007

Polarized 3He neutron spin filters for NCNR instruments, W.C. Chen, J.A. Borchers, R. Erwin, and J.W. Lynn, Notiz. Neut. Luce Sincr 12(2), 32 (2007).

He-3 spin filters for a thermal neutron triple axis spectrometer, W.C. Chen, G. Armstrong, Y. Chen, B. Collett, R. Erwin, T.R. Gentile, G.L. Jones, J.W. Lynn, S. McKenney and J.E. Steinberg, Physica B 397, 168 (2007).

A large area polarized He-3 neutron spin filter, T.E. Chupp, K.P. Coulter, M.Kandes, M. Sharma, T.B. Smith, G. Jones, W.C. Chen, T.R. Gentile, D.R. Rich, B. Lauss, M.T. Gericke, R.C. Gillis, S.A. Page, J.D. Bowman, S.I. Penttila, W.S. Wilburn, M. Dabaghyan, F.W. Hersman and M. Mason, Nucl. Instrum. and Meth. A 574, 500 (2007).

Spin-exchange optical pumping of He-3 with Rb-K mixtures and pure K, W.C. Chen, T.R. Gentile, T.G. Walker and E. Babcock, Phys. Rev. A 75, 013416 (2007).

2006

Test of a continuously polarized He-3 neutron spin filter with NMR-based polarization inversion on a single-crystal diffractometer, G.L. Jones, F. Dias, B. Collett, W.C. Chen, T.R. Gentile, P.M.B. Piccoli, M.E. Miller, A.J. Schultz, H. Yan, X. Tong, W.M. Snow, W.T. Lee, C. Hoffmann and J. Thomison, Physica B 385-386, 1131 (2006).

Limits to the polarization for spin-exchange optical pumping of He-3, E. Babcock, B. Chann, T. G. Walker, W.C. Chen, T.R. Gentile, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 083003 (2006).

2005

Polarized 3He spin filters for slow neutron physics, T.R. Gentile, W.C. Chen, G.J. Jones, E. Babcock, and T.G. Walker, J Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol 110, 299 (2005).

Continuously operating compact 3He-based neutron spin filter, G.L. Jones, J. Baker, W.C. Chen, B. Collett, M.F. Dias, T.R. Gentile, C. Hoffmann, T. Koetzle, W.T. Lee, M. Miller, A. Schultz, W.M. Snow, X. Tony, H. Yan, and A. Yue, Physica B 356, 86 (2005).

A polarized 3He gas compression system using metastability-exchange optical pumping, D.S. Hussey, D.R. Rich, A.S. Belov, X. Tong, H. Yang, C. Bailey, C.D. Keith, J. Hartfield, G.D.R. Hall, T.C. Black, W.M. Snow, T.R. Gentile, W.C. Chen, G.L. Jones and E. Wildman, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 053503 (2005).

2004

Polarized neutron reflectometry of a patterned magnetic film with a 3He analyzer and a position-sensitive detector, W.C. Chen, K.V. O'Donovan, J.A. Borchers, T.R. Gentile, and C.F. Majkrzak, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 75, 3256 (2004).

Low-field orientation dependence of 3He relaxation in spin-exchange cells, R.E. Jacob, J. Teter, B. Saam, W.C. Chen, and T.R. Gentile, Phys. Rev. A (Rapid Communication) 69, 021401 (2004).

2003

Polarized 3He analyzers for neutron reflectometry, W.C. Chen, C. Bailey, J.A. Borchers, R.F.C. Farrow, T.R. Gentile, D. Hussey, C.F. Majkrzak, K.V. O'Donovan, W.M. Snow, and A.K. Thompson, Physica B 335, 196 (2003).

Production of highly polarized 3He using spectrally narrowed diode laser array bars, B. Chann, E. Babcock, L.W. Anderson, T.G. Walker, W.C. Chen, T.B. Smith, A.K. Thompson, and T.R. Gentile, J. Appl. Phys. 94, 6908 (2003).

2002

Spin exchange optical pumping at pressures near 1 bar for neutron spin filters, D.R Rich, T.R. Gentile, T.B. Smith, A.K. Thompson, and G.L. Jones, Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 2210 (2002).

2001

Compressing Spin-Polarized 3He With a Modified Diaphragm Pump, T.R. Gentile, D.R. Rich, A.K. Thompson, W.M. Snow, and G.L. Jones, J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. 106, 709 (2001).

2000

SANS polarization analysis with nuclear spin-polarized 3He, T.R. Gentile, G.L. Jones, A.K. Thompson, J. Barker, C.J. Glinka, B. Hammouda, and J.W. Lynn, J. Appl. Cryst. 33, 771 (2000).

Test of 3He-based neutron polarizers at NIST, G.L. Jones, T.R. Gentile, A.K. Thompson, Z. Chowdhuri, M.S. Dewey, W.M. Snow, and F.E. Wietfeldt, Nucl. Instrum. and Meth. A 440, 772 (2000).

1997

Spin-exchange optical pumping of noble-gas nuclei, T.G. Walker and W. Happer, Rev. Mod. Phys. 69, 629 (1997).

1990

Neutron polarization with a polarized 3He spin filter, K.P. Coulter, T.E. Chupp, A.B. McDonald, C.D. Bowman, J.D. Bowman, J.J. Szymanski, V. Yuan, G.D. Cates, D.R. Benton, and E.D. Earle, Nucl. Instrum. and Meth. A 288, 463 (1990).