How to measure the wave-function absolute squared of a moving particle by using mirrors

dc.creatorHannstein, Volker
dc.creatorHegerfeldt, Gerhard C.
dc.date2006-07-14
dc.date2007-06-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:10:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:10:56Z
dc.descriptionWe consider a slow particle with wave function $ψ_t(\vec{x})$, moving freely in some direction. A mirror is briefly switched on around a time $T$ and its position is scanned. It is shown that the measured reflection probability then allows the determination of $|ψ_T(\vec{x})|^2$. Experimentally available atomic mirrors should make this method applicable to the center-of-mass wave function of atoms with velocities in the cm/s range.
dc.description4 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0607098
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0607098
dc.identifierEPL, 77(2007) 60003
dc.identifierdoi:10.1209/0295-5075/77/60003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/131966
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleHow to measure the wave-function absolute squared of a moving particle by using mirrors
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