Observation of the Phase Shift of a Neutron Due to Precession in a Magnetic Field

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A. W. Overhauser · Purdue University West Lafayette

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We have directly observed the sign reversal of the wave function of a fermion produced by its precession of 2π radians in a magnetic field using a neutron interferometer.Received 27 August 1975DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.35.1053©1975 American Physical Society

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Nuclear Physics and Applications Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics

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Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 35, Issue 16, pp. 1053-1055

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.35.1053

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 10.61

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Observation of the Phase Shift of a Neutron Due to Precession in a Magnetic Field

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