Zeitschriftenartikel:
S. Filipp, J. Klepp, C. Plonka-Spehr, U. Schmidt, P. Geltenbort, Y. Hasegawa, H. Rauch:
"Characterization of a new ultra-cold neutron storage setup for arbitrary 3D-spin control";
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A,
598
(2009),
S. 571
- 577.
Kurzfassung englisch:
Neutrons are particularly useful to study the evolution of a genuine spin -1/2 quantum system and its interaction with the environment. We report on the characteristics of a newly designed apparatus for storing ultra-cold neutrons (UCN) and manipulating their spin by means of a 3D Helmholtz-coil arrangement. In particular, using UCN requires homogeneous and stable magnetic fields across the storage volume in order to maintain a spin-superposition state for a sufficiently long time. Experimental results on the successful manipulation of the neutrons spin by means of Rabi oscillations and Ramsey interference fringe with a newly designed apparatus are presented. Coherence times exceeding 500 ms make the apparatus suitable for further measurements on (de-)coherence and geometric phases.
Schlagworte:
Neutron optics; Ultra-cold neutrons; Polarimetry
"Offizielle" elektronische Version der Publikation (entsprechend ihrem Digital Object Identifier - DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.09.053
Elektronische Version der Publikation:
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/PubDat_174449.pdf
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