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@INPROCEEDINGS{SyedMohd:825744,
author = {Syed Mohd, Amir and Pütter, Sabine and Mattauch, Stefan
and Weber, Alexander and Koutsioumpas, Alexandros and
Schneider, Harald and Brückel, Thomas},
title = {{QUASI} {IN}-{SITU} {NEUTRON} {REFLECTIVITY} {ON} {THIN}
{FILMS} {IN} {ULTRA} {HIGH} {VACUUM}},
reportid = {FZJ-2017-00056},
year = {2016},
abstract = {MARIA, belonging to JCNS at MLZ in Garching, is a dedicated
versatile instrument for polarised neutron reflectometry
(PNR) and grazing incidence small angle neutron scattering
(GISANS) studies of ultra-thin films. However, due to
limited space a UHV system for thin film growth and in-situ
measurements cannot be placed on-site. Hence, up to now
ultra thin films which are sensitive to ambient air have
been fabricated in the MBE system located in the thin film
laboratory nearby and were covered by protecting cap layers
in-situ. However these layers may change the physical
properties of the sample, which is undesirable and prevents
from further manipulation of the sample, e.g. growth of
additional layers.Recently, we have solved this problem by
developing a handy mini UHV-chamber which is capable for
both, sample transfer and quasi in-situ measurements at the
neutron reflectivity instrument, respectively. Quasi in-situ
polarized neutron reflectivity (PNR) measurements can be
performed at room temperature in magnetic fields of up to
600 mT at MARIA.Our solution consists of a DN CF-40 cube
with two opposing sapphire windows for the neutron beam, a
combined non evaporable getter and ion pump for keeping the
vacuum, a wobble stick, which is needed for in-situ sample
transfer and also serves as sample holder for samples of up
to 1 cm2 and a valve for sample exchange by mounting the
chamber on the MBE system. The pressure in the transfer
chamber is kept in the 10−10 mbar range during transport
and PNR measurement.We present first polarized neutron
reflectivity measurements on Co ultra-thin films at room
temperature at different magnetic fields in the Q-range up
to 0.2 Å−1. Booking of the access to the MBE system as
well as the transport chamber is possible via the MLZ user
office system in combination with an application for a beam
time at neutron instruments like MARIA.This project is part
of the nanoscience foundry and fine analysis project (NFFA,
www.nffa.eu) and has received funding from the EU’s H2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement N.
654360.},
month = {Nov},
date = {2016-11-21},
organization = {Conference on Neutron Scattering,
Mumbai (India), 21 Nov 2016 - 23 Nov
2016},
subtyp = {Invited},
cin = {JCNS (München) ; Jülich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS
(München) ; JCNS-FRM-II / JCNS-2 / PGI-4 / JARA-FIT},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-FRM-II-20110218 /
I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-2-20110106 / I:(DE-Juel1)PGI-4-20110106 /
$I:(DE-82)080009_20140620$},
pnm = {524 - Controlling Collective States (POF3-524) / 6212 -
Quantum Condensed Matter: Magnetism, Superconductivity
(POF3-621) / 6G15 - FRM II / MLZ (POF3-6G15) / 6G4 - Jülich
Centre for Neutron Research (JCNS) (POF3-623)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-524 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6212 /
G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6G15 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6G4},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)MARIA-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)6},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/825744},
}