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Probing excitations using Inelastic Neutron Scattering Helen Walker Merlin Instrument Scientist Excitations and Polarised Neutrons Group ISIS WHY? To understand the macroscopic properties of a material, clearly we need to determine the structure Structure dictates function However atoms are not static and certain properties are linked to the dynamics of the system Images vs Movies Phonons Collective vibration of atoms within solid Particles of mass m connected by springs with force constant C: Energy of lattice vibration is quantized – phonon Specific heat, melting, thermal electrical