EFFECT OF EARTHS ROTATION ON THE QUANTUM-MECHANICAL PHASE OF THE NEUTRON

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作者
WERNER, SA [1 ]
STAUDENMANN, JL [1 ]
COLELLA, R [1 ]
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[1] PURDUE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,W LAFAYETTE,IN 47907
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.42.1103
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O4 [物理学];
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Using a neutron interferometer of the type first developed by Bonse and Hart for x rays, we have observed the effect of Earth's rotation on the phase of the neutron wave function. This experiment is the quantum mechanical analog of the optical interferometry observations of Michelson, Gale, and Pearson. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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