Russian Academy of Sciences Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute Neutron Research Depapartment

Neutron Optics Division produces high quality neutron optics including polarizing and non-polarizing benders and collimators. We also make Neutron Guide Systems for Research Reactor Centers. Numerous Neutron Centers in different countries (West and East) have been supplied with our equipment. Head of Division: Dr. Anatoly Schebetov Neutron Optics Division Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute Fax/Phone: +7 81271 39053 E-mail: schebet@pnpi.spb.ru

Scientific activity

• Domain structures of thin films
• Remanent properties
• Oxidation processes in films
• The effect of high flux neutron irradiation on reflectivity of coatings
• Neutron spin behaviour in magnetic media
• Roughness and interdiffusion in multilayers
• Off-specular polarized neutron scattering from magnetic multilayers
• Development of numerical methods

Products

• Production of Neutron Supermirror Coatings:

  • CoFe/TiZr supermirrors with TiZrGd underlayers on the glass substrate
  • Co/Ti supermirrors with TiZrGd underlayers on the glass substrate
  • NiMo/Ti supermirrors on the glass substrate
  • Fe/Al supermirrors on the Si substrate

• Neutron Optical Devices:

  • Polarizers (Analyzers)
    • Compact Si-polarisers (50mm of length)
    • Multichannel polarisers (benders)
    • Large area multichannel polarizers
    • Fan analyzer
    • Remanent polarizer (analyzer)
  • Neutron Guides and Neutron Guide Systems
    • Neutron Guide System for PSI Reactor (Switzerland)
    • Neutron Guide System for PIK Reactor (Russia)
    • Neutron Guide System of IRI Reactor (Netherlands)
    • Condensers
  • Collimators
    • Thin foil Soller collimators
    • Radial collimator system
  • Monochromators
    • Non-polarizing monochromators
    • Polarizing monochromators
    • Double monochromators
  • Neutron flux calculations and optimization

• Mechanical Devices

  • Non-magnetic adjusting stages
  • Vacuum jackets
  • Shielding
  • Supports and beams

Photos of equipment:

• Two Modes Polarized Neutron Reflectometer
  Another photo
• X-ray Reflectometer
• Lazer profilometer
• Sputter machine with 5 sputters (coating area 320x720 mm ); three sputters can work simultaneously
• Sputter machine with gas control system

Collaboration

• ATI (Vienna, Austria)
  • Polarizer
    Contact person: Prof. Dr. Gerald Badurek
    Phone: + (43-1) 58 801 14129
    E-mail: Badurek@ATI.ac.au
    
• BARC (India)
• GFZ (Germany)
• GKSS (Germany)
• HMI (Germany)
  • Polarizer
    Contact person: Dr. Konrad Siemensmeyer
    Phone: +49 (30) 806 22757
    E-mail: Siemensmeyer@hmi.de
• IAE, ITEP, HIPI (Moscow, Russia)
• ILL (France)
• IPN (Ekaterinburg, Russia)
• IRI (Delft, Netherlands)
  • Polarizer
    Contact person: Dr. M.Th. Rekveldt
    Phone: +31 152782107
    E-mail: Rekveldt@IRI.TUDelft.NL
    
  • Neutron guide system
    Contact person: Mr. H.P.M. Gibcus,
    Manager of Interfaculty Reactor Institute
    Interfaculty Reactor Institute (IRI)
    TU Delft,
    Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft
    The Netherlands
    Phone: + (31) 15 2784802
    E-mail: H.P.M.Gibcus@IRI.TUDelft.NL
• JINR (Dubna, Russia)
  • Diffractometer SKAT
    
    • Contact person: Dr. Klaus Ullemeyer,
      FLNP, JINR, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
      Phone: + (7) 0962164045
      Fax: + (7) 0962165085
      E-mail: klaus@nfsun1.jinr.ru
      
      
    • Institute für Geologie und Dynamic der Lithospäre,
      Universität Göttingen, Goldschtaidstr. 3,
      Göttingen, Germany
      Phone: + (49) 551397905,
      Fax: + (49) 551399700
      E-mail: kulleme@gwdg.de
      
      
  • Diffractometer EPSILON
    
    • Contact person: Dr. Christian Scheffzuek,
      FLNP, JINR, 141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
      Phone: + (7) 0962164045
      Fax: + (7) 0962165085
      E-mail: cscheff@nf.jinr.ru
      
      
    • Geoforschungszentrum Potsdam,
      Telegrafenberg 14473 Potsdam, Germany
      Phone: + (49) 3312881122,
      Fax: + (49) 3312881127
      E-mail: scheff@gfz-potsdam.de
      
      
• KAERI (Korea)
• LLB (France)
• PSI (Switzerland)
  • Equipment for a Polarized Cold Neutron Beam of Sector 50 at SINQ
    Contact person: Prof. Ralph Eichler,
    Head of Particles and Matter Dept.
    CH -- 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
    Phone: + (41) 563103216
    E-mail: Ralph.Eichler@psi.ch
• RAL (United Kingdom)
  • Diffractometers: Prizma 1, Prizma 2, Rotax (ISIS, RAL, UK)
    Contact person: Dr. Uschi Steigenberger,
    Phone: + (44) 1235445145
    Fax: + (44) 1235445808
    E-mail: u.e.steigenberger@rl.ac.uk
    
    

Staff of the Neutron Optics Division

• Head of Division:

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  Dr. Anatoly Schebetov
  Neutron Optics Division
  Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute
  Fax/Phone: +7 81271 39053
  E-mail: schebet@pnpi.spb.ru
  Anatoly Schebetov photo
• Alekseev Dmitri - sputtering machine operator
• Alekseeva Ol'ga - labolatory assistant
• Burtsev Sergei Pavlovich - sputtering machine operator
• Grekov Vladimir Pavlovich - engineer
• Ivanova Ekaterina Anatol'evna - labolatory assistant
• Kousnetsov Igor' Nikolaevich - designer
• Malkova Irina Nikolaevna - labolatory assistant
• Mal'dov Sergei - optician
• Medvedev Egenii Nikolaevich - technician
• Metelev Sergei Vladimirovich - researcher
  msv@pnpi.spb.ru
• Peskov Boris Gennadievich -deputy head of Division
  peskov@pnpi.spb.ru
• Pleshanov Nikolai Konstantinovich - researcher
  pnk@pnpi.spb.ru
• Pusenkov Valery Mikhailovich - researcher
  pusenkov@pnpi.spb.ru
• Samodurov Oleg Yurievich -engineer
• Sokolova Natalya Nikitovna -engineer
• Soukharev Vyacheslav Yurievich -sputtering machine operator
• Syromyatnikov Vladislav Genrikhovich - senior researcher
  svg@pnpi.spb.ru
• Ul'yanov Vladimir Alexandrovich - senior researcher
  ulyanov@pnpi.spb.ru
• Ul'yanova Irina Borisovna -engineer
  ulyanova@pnpi.spb.ru