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Polarization Correlation in the Two-Photon Decay of Atoms

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Interest in the polarization correlation of photons goes back to the early measurements(1) of the linear polarization correlation of the two photons produced in the annihilation of para-positronium which were carried out as a result of a suggestion by Wheeler(2) that these photons, when detected, have orthogonal polarizations. Yang(3) subsequently pointed out that such measurements are capable of giving information on the parity state of nuclear particles that decay into two photons. In addition, the polarization correlation observed in the two-photon decay of atoms is considered to be one of the few phenomena where semiclassical theories of radiation are inadequate(4,5) and it is necessary to invoke a full quantum theory of radiation. The effect has also been used to demonstrate the phenomenon of quantum interference.(6)

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Duncan, A.J. (1987). Polarization Correlation in the Two-Photon Decay of Atoms. In: Beyer, H.J., Kleinpoppen, H. (eds) Progress in Atomic Spectroscopy. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1857-6_10

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