The statistical properties of the detection events constituting the interference fringes at the output of an interferometer are well-known. Nevertheless, there is still no unified view of what is happening to a quantum system inside an interferometer. Strong measurements of path operators destroy the interference effect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe resolution in Bonse-Hart double-crystal diffractometers is determined for a given Bragg angle by the value of the crystallographic structure factor. To date, the reflections Si 220 or Si 111 have been used exclusively in neutron scattering, which provide resolutions for triple-bounce crystals of about 2 × 10 Å (FWHM). The Darwin width of the GaAs 200 reflection is about a factor of 10 smaller, offering the possibility of a resolution of 2 × 10 Å provided crystals of sufficient quality are available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeggett-Garg inequalities (LGIs) have been proposed in order to assess how far the predictions of quantum mechanics defy "macroscopic realism." With LGIs, correlations of measurements performed on a single system at different times are described. We report on an experiment that demonstrates the violation of an LGI with neutrons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report an experiment with neutrons in a silicon perfect crystal interferometer, that realizes a quantum Cheshire Cat in a delayed choice setting. In our setup the quantum Cheshire Cat is established by spatially separating the particle and its property (i.e.
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