Laser interaction with neutrons

Citation
T. Tajima et al., Laser interaction with neutrons, J PHYS JPN, 69(12), 2000, pp. 3840-3846
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
ISSN journal
00319015 → ACNP
Volume
69
Issue
12
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3840 - 3846
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9015(200012)69:12<3840:LIWN>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We introduce the process of nonresonant; laser interaction with neutrons. A sufficiently strong laser beam can couple with the magnetic dipole of neut rons. The mean force of appropriately arranged laser beams causes specific momentum kicks through the beat of lasers at specific spatio-temporal posit ions. Such a kick corresponds to the neutron interaction with photons in th e extreme low energy regime. We also: suggest a possible method to detect a phase shift of the wave functions of neutrons of energy 3 x 10(-3) eV with and without photon interaction by neutron interferometry, so that an effec tive neutron measurement of the laser kick is realized. The present ultra-s ensitive neutron measurement with lasers introduces anew probe of neutrons in the extreme low energy regime.