Measurement of quantum states of neutrons in the Earth's gravitational field

The lowest stationary quantum state of neutrons in the Earth's gravitational field is identified in the measurement of neutron transmission between a horizontal mirror on the bottom and an absorber on top. Such an assembly is not transparent for neutrons if the absorber height is smaller than t...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2003-06
Main Authors: Nesvizhevsky, V V, Boerner, H G, Gagarsky, A M, Petoukhov, A K, Petrov, G A, Abele, H, Baessler, S, Divkovic, G, Ruess, F J, Stoeferle, Th, Westphal, A, Strelkov, A V, Protasov, K V, A Yu Voronin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorbers
Earth gravitation
Gravitation
Gravitational fields
Neutrons
Quantum theory
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Summary:The lowest stationary quantum state of neutrons in the Earth's gravitational field is identified in the measurement of neutron transmission between a horizontal mirror on the bottom and an absorber on top. Such an assembly is not transparent for neutrons if the absorber height is smaller than the "height" of the lowest quantum state.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0306198