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

V. V. Nesvizhevsky, H. G. Börner, A. M. Gagarski, A. K. Petoukhov, G. A. Petrov, H. Abele, S. Baeßler, G. Divkovic, F. J. Rueß, Th. Stöferle, A. Westphal, A. V. Strelkov, K. V. Protasov, and A. Yu. Voronin
Phys. Rev. D 67, 102002 – Published 13 May 2003
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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/scatterer on top. Such an assembly is not transparent for neutrons if the absorber height is smaller than the “height” of the lowest quantum state.

  • Received 1 November 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.67.102002

©2003 American Physical Society

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V. V. Nesvizhevsky1,*, H. G. Börner1, A. M. Gagarski2, A. K. Petoukhov1,2, G. A. Petrov2, H. Abele3, S. Baeßler3,7, G. Divkovic3, F. J. Rueß3, Th. Stöferle3, A. Westphal3, A. V. Strelkov4, K. V. Protasov5, and A. Yu. Voronin6,5

  • 1ILL, Grenoble, France
  • 2PNPI, Gatchina, Russia
  • 3University of Heidelberg, Germany
  • 4JINR, Dubna, Russia
  • 5ISN, Grenoble, France
  • 6FIAN, Moscow, Russia
  • 7University of Mainz, Germany

  • *Corresponding author. Email address: nesvizhevsky@ill.fr

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V. V. Nesvizhevsky, A. K. Petoukhov, H. G. Börner, K. V. Protasov, A. Yu. Voronin, A. Westphal, S. Baessler, H. Abele, and A. M. Gagarski
Phys. Rev. D 68, 108702 (2003)

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Phys. Rev. D 68, 108701 (2003)

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