Observation of the Phase Shift of a Neutron Due to Precession in a Magnetic Field

Abstract

We have directly observed the sign reversal of the wave function of a fermion produced by its precession of 2π radians in a magnetic field using a neutron interferometer.Received 27 August 1975DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.35.1053©1975 American Physical Society

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PrecessionPhysicsLarmor precessionInterferometrySign (mathematics)NeutronMagnetic fieldPhase (matter)Field (mathematics)Condensed matter physicsNuclear physicsQuantum electrodynamicsOpticsQuantum mechanics

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Year: 1975
Type: article
Volume: 35
Issue: 16
Pages: 1053-1055
Citations: 305
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                                    S. A. Werner, 
                                
                                    R. Colella, 
                                
                                    A. W. Overhauser
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1975). 
                            Observation of the Phase Shift of a Neutron Due to Precession in a Magnetic Field. 
                            Physical Review Letters
                            , 35
                            (16)
                            , 1053-1055.
                            https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.35.1053
                        

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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.35.1053