Measurement of quantum states of neutrons in the Earth’s gravitational field
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- 13 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 67 (10) , 102002
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.67.102002
Abstract
The lowest stationary quantum state of neutrons in the Earth’s gravitational field is identified in the measurement of neutron transmission between a horizontal mirror on the bottom and an absorber/scatterer on top. Such an assembly is not transparent for neutrons if the absorber height is smaller than the “height” of the lowest quantum state.Keywords
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