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Achievements in Neutron Interferometry

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Advances in Quantum Phenomena

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Abstract

Different kinds of neutron interferometers have been tested in the past. The slit interferometer is based on wavefront division and provideslong beam paths but only a very small beam separation1,2. The perfect crystal interferometer3,4 is based on amplitude division. The interferometer based on grating diffraction is a more recent development and has its main application for very slow neutrons5. A schematical comparison is shown in Fig.1. The perfect crystal interferometer provides highest intensity and highest flexibility for beam handling and is now most frequently used due to its wide beam separation and its universal availability for fundamental-, nuclear- and solid-state physics research.

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Rauch, H. (1995). Achievements in Neutron Interferometry. In: Beltrametti, E.G., Lévy-Leblond, JM. (eds) Advances in Quantum Phenomena. NATO ASI Series, vol 347. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1975-1_7

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