Diffractive lenses for neutron techniques
Many neutron techniques can greatly benefit from enhanced neutron lenses for focusing and imaging. In this work, we revisit the potential of diffractive optics for neutron beams, building on advanced high-resolution nano-lithography techniques developed for the fabrication of X-ray diffractive optics used at synchrotron facilities. We demonstrate state-of-the-art fabrication of nickel and silicon Fresnel zone plates and we report proof-of-concept experiments for full-field neutron microscopy and small angle neutron scattering. The advancement of neutron diffractive optics will open new opportunities for neutron techniques, improving both the efficiency and resolution of existing instruments.
Authors
- Shuai Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1488-2601)
- Konstantins Jefimovs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1888-0777)
- Matteo Busi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8195-7477)
- Markus Ströbl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9315-8787)
- Joachim Kohlbrecher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-6943)
- Peng Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-9550)
- Joan Vila‐Comamala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1543-3146)
- Di Qu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0880-6717)
- C. David
- Mano raj Dhanalakshmi veeraraj
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Paul Scherrer Institute (CH)
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-92329-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Paul Scherrer Institut
- Danmarks Tekniske Universitet