Spin-orbit states of neutron wave packets

Joachim Nsofini; Dusan Sarenac; Christopher J. Wood; David G. Cory; Muhammad Arif; Charles W. Clark; Michael G. Huber; Dmitry A. Pushin

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.94.013605

Spin-orbit states of neutron wave packets

Joachim Nsofini
, Dusan Sarenac
, Christopher J. Wood
, David G. Cory
, Muhammad Arif
, Charles W. Clark
, Michael G. Huber
, Dmitry A. Pushin

Physics

University of Waterloo
IBM
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
National Institute of Standards and Technology
University of Maryland, College Park

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We propose a method to prepare an entangled spin-orbit state between the spin and the orbital angular momenta of a neutron wave packet. This spin-orbit state is created by passing neutrons through the center of a quadrupole magnetic field, which provides a coupling between the spin and orbital degrees of freedom. A Ramsey-fringe-type measurement is suggested as a means of verifying the spin-orbit correlations.

Original language	English
Article number	013605
Journal	Physical Review A
Volume	94
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.013605
State	Published - Jul 13 2016

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