Unveiling contextual realities by microscopically entangling a neutron
- Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States). Dept. of Physics, Center for the Exploration of Energy and Matter, Quantum Science and Engineering Center
- Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States). Dept. of Physics, Center for the Exploration of Energy and Matter, Quantum Science and Engineering Center
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Oxford (United Kingdom). Rutherford Appleton Lab. (RAL)
- BonPhysics Research and Investigations (The Netherlands)
- Atominstitut, Vienna (Austria)
- Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States). Dept. of Physics, Quantum Science and Engineering Center
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Delft Univ. of Technology (Netherlands)
- Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States). Dept. of Physics, Center for the Exploration of Energy and Matter, Quantum Science and Engineering Center ; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
AbstractThe development of qualitatively new measurement capabilities is often a prerequisite for critical scientific and technological advances. Here we introduce an unconventional quantum probe, an entangled neutron beam, where individual neutrons can be entangled in spin, trajectory and energy. The spatial separation of trajectories from nanometers to microns and energy differences from peV to neV will enable investigations of microscopic magnetic correlations in systems with strongly entangled phases, such as those believed to emerge in unconventional superconductors. We develop an interferometer to prove entanglement of these distinguishable properties of the neutron beam by observing clear violations of both Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt and Mermin contextuality inequalities in the same experimental setup. Our work opens a pathway to a future of entangled neutron scattering in matter.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Adelphi Technology Inc., Redwood City, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; SC0017127
- OSTI ID:
- 1606032
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1787368
- Journal Information:
- Nature Communications, Vol. 11, Issue 1; ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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