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The possibility of measuring nuclear spin waves (NSW) by inelastic neutron scattering is discussed. The differential cross section and scattered state polarization for the scattering of thermal neutrons from systems described by the Suhl-Nakamura Hamiltonian are developed in the Van Hove correlation function formalism; the relevant correlation functions for the Suhl-Nakamura system are computed. The implications of these calculations for the feasibility of detecting nuclear spin wave modes in neutron scattering experiments are discussed.
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Word, R., Heidemann, A. & Richter, D. On the detection of nuclear spin waves by inelastic neutron scattering. Z Physik B 28, 23–30 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01313945
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