A no-go theorem for matter-wave interferometry with application to the neutron's electric-dipole moment

Authors
Peshkin, M
Citation
M. Peshkin, A no-go theorem for matter-wave interferometry with application to the neutron's electric-dipole moment, NUCL INST A, 441(3), 2000, pp. 583-587
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
441
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
583 - 587
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20000301)441:3<583:ANTFMI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A general theorem for matter-wave interferometry that relies only on the un itary property of the Schroedinger equation and not upon any classical or s emi-classical approximation restricts the benefits of using long drift spac es. In particular, it negates some, but not all, suggestions that have been made for measuring the neutron's electric-dipole moment by interferometry. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.