Slow-Neutron Scattering by Molecules

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Abstract
The operator formalism in slow-neutron scattering theory introduced by Wick and by Zemach and Glauber is considered in an approximation in which molecular rotational and vibrational effects are explicitly separated. The combined effects of rotation and translation are treated in terms of the Sachs-Teller "mass-tensor" concept, which is rederived on the basis of a rigid molecule Hamiltonian and extended to include interference effects. Only elastic vibrational transitions from the ground vibrational state are considered. The applicable neutron energy range is restricted to values large compared to the rotational level separation but below the vibrational threshold.