Projectile coherence: The Van Cittert - Zernike theorem revisited

Synopsis We study the time evolution of an incoherent mixture of identical particles by solving the Liouville - von Neumann equation for the corresponding density matrix. We demonstrate the quantum mechanical equivalent of van Cittert - Zernike theorem, and apply these results to the quantitative an...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2015-09, Vol.635 (4), p.42003
Main Authors: Fabre, I, Navarrete, F, Sarkadi, L, Barrachina, R O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atomic collisions
Coherence
Physics
Projectiles
Quantum mechanics
Theorems
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Summary:Synopsis We study the time evolution of an incoherent mixture of identical particles by solving the Liouville - von Neumann equation for the corresponding density matrix. We demonstrate the quantum mechanical equivalent of van Cittert - Zernike theorem, and apply these results to the quantitative analysis of the coherence of a beam of particles in atomic collisions.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/635/4/042003