Atomic interferences and the topological phase
- 13 July 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 69 (2) , 261-264
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.69.261
Abstract
By use of a longitudinal Stern-Gerlach polarization atomic device, we have demonstrated the manifestation of a topological phase for a beam of (2s) atoms traveling through a conical magnetic field configuration.
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