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

We consider a slow particle with wave function \(\psi_t(\vec{x})\), 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 \(|\psi_T(\vec{x})|^2\). Experim...

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Veröffentlicht in:arXiv.org 2007-06
Hauptverfasser: Hannstein, Volker, Hegerfeldt, Gerhard C
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We consider a slow particle with wave function \(\psi_t(\vec{x})\), 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 \(|\psi_T(\vec{x})|^2\). 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.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0607098