Neutron interferometry: The pioneering contributions of Samuel A. Werner
2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 385-386; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.physb.2006.05.183
ISSN1873-2135
Autores Tópico(s)Quantum Mechanics and Applications
ResumoAbstract In 1975, Sam Werner, while on the staff of the Scientific Laboratory of the Ford Motor Company, and his collaborators from Purdue University, Roberto Colella and Albert Overhauser, carried out one of the pioneering experiments in neutron interferometry at the 2 MW University of Michigan research reactor. It was the famous COW Experiment [Colella et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 34 (1975) 1472] on gravitationally induced quantum interference. Shortly thereafter he moved to the University of Missouri in Columbia, to set up a program of neutron scattering research, including neutron interferometry. In the 25 years until his retirement a large number of beautiful experiments have been performed by Sam, with his group, his numerous students and many international collaborators. This work and its history are briefly reviewed in this paper.
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