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Neutron multiwave interference phenomena based on Ramsey's resonance method of "separated oscillating fields" are studied. The neutron passes through N successive resonant coils (with DC field B0) which flip the neutron spin with a probability ρ (written as ρ = sin2ξ) smaller than 1. These coils are separated by path lengths l over which a homogeneous field B1 is present. Because the spin-flip probability ρ is smaller than 1, the number of states is doubled after each flipper, so as to produce 2N neutron waves at the end of the set-up. The phase difference between any pair of waves is a multiple of a "phase quantum" equaled to the line integral over length l of the field difference B1 - B0. Highly regular patterns of the quantum mechanical probability R in (B1,ξ)-space appear due to pair interference between individual waves.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 243-246 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
Volume | 335 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2003 |
Event | Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on PNCMI 2002 - Julich, Germany Duration: 16 Sep 2002 → 19 Sep 2002 |
ID: 86435235