Ramsey's method of separated oscillating fields and its application to gravitationally induced quantum phase shifts

Journal Article · Mon Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.81.065019· OSTI ID:21413428

Abele, H; Jenke, T; Leeb, H; Schmiedmayer, J ^[1]

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1. Technische Universitaet Wien, Atominstitut, Stadionallee 2, 1020 Wien (Austria)

We propose to apply Ramsey's method of separated oscillating fields to the spectroscopy of the quantum states in the gravity potential above a horizontal mirror. This method allows a precise measurement of quantum mechanical phaseshifts of a Schroedinger wave packet bouncing off a hard surface in the gravitational field of the Earth. Measurements with ultracold neutrons will offer a sensitivity to Newton's law or hypothetical short-ranged interactions, which is about 21 orders of magnitude below the energy scale of electromagnetism.

• OSTI ID: 21413428
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 81, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.81.065019; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SENSITIVITY
SPECTROSCOPY
SURFACES
ULTRACOLD NEUTRONS
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BARYONS
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NEUTRONS
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