QUANTUM MODULATION OF A NEUTRON-WAVE AND THE TIME INTERFEROMETER

Certain quantum phenomena caused by fast periodic action on a neutron beam are analyzed. In all cases when such an action affects the phase or amplitude of a neutron wave, the arising neutron state is a superpo sition of plane waves having a discrete energy spectrum and the corres ponding wave numbers. In the case of phase modulation, the initial mon oenergetic state can be reconstructed using another modulator. The pos sibility of creating a neutron interferometer with spatially superpose d beams that is based on this idea is considered. Some testing experim ents are proposed.