PHASE-SHIFT OF A ROTATED QUANTUM STATE OBSERVED IN AN X-RAY-SCATTERING EXPERIMENT

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作者
BROWN, DE
ARTHUR, J
BARON, AQR
BROWN, GS
SHASTRI, S
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[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA CRUZ,DEPT PHYS,SANTA CRUZ,CA 95064
[2] CORNELL UNIV,CORNELL HIGH ENERGY SYNCHROTRON SOURCE,ITHACA,NY 14853
[3] CORNELL UNIV,SCH APPL & ENGN PHYS,ITHACA,NY 14853
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.699
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The rotation of the reference frame of a particle is known to lead to a phase change of its wave function proportional to its angular momentum. This can manifest itself as an angle-dependent phase shift of a photon scattered by a fixed target, when the photon state is an eigenstate of the component of total angular momentum perpendicular to the scattering plane. This phase shift has been observed in the quantum beat pattern resulting from the transient excitation of Fe-57 nuclei by synchrotron radiation.
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