Phase modulation of a neutron wave and diffraction of ultracold neutrons on a moving grating

被引：30
作者：
Frank, AI [1 ]
Balashov, SN
Bondarenko, IV
Geltenbort, P
Hoghoj, P
Masalovich, SV
Nosov, VG
机构：
[1] Joint Nucl Res Inst, Frank Lab Neutron Phys, Dubna, Russia
[2] RNC Kurchatov Inst, Inst Gen & Nucl Phys, Moscow, Russia
[3] Inst Max Von Laue Paul Langevin, F-38042 Grenoble, France
来源：
PHYSICS LETTERS A | 2003年 / 311卷 / 01期
基金：
俄罗斯基础研究基金会;
关键词：
neutron optics; quantum mechanics;
D O I：
10.1016/S0375-9601(03)00460-2
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
We report the result of the experiment of UCN diffraction on a moving grating. The resulting spectrum is found to be discrete in good agreement with theory. This purely quantum effect may be interpret as a result of phase modulation of the neutron wave or as diffraction in time. Also, this experiment demonstrates the validity of the Galilean transformation of the neutron wave function in a new and very clear way. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数：7
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