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Title: Frequency shifts in gravitational resonance spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
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  1. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble (France)
  3. Univ. Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble (France)
  4. P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow (Russia)
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Quantum states of ultracold neutrons in a gravitational field are characterized through gravitational resonance spectroscopy. This paper discusses systematic effects that appear in the spectroscopic measurements. The discussed frequency shifts-which we call the Stern-Gerlach shift, interference shift, and spectator-state shift-appear in conceivable measurement schemes and have general importance. Lastly, these shifts have to be taken into account in precision experiments.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1338498
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, Vol. 91, Issue 4; ISSN 1550-7998
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 7 works
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