Abstract

We propose amethod to prepare an entangled spin-orbit state between the spin and the orbital angular momenta of a neutron wave packet. This spin-orbit state is created by passing neutrons through the center of a quadrupole magnetic field, which provides a coupling between the spin and orbital degrees of freedom. A Ramsey-fringe-type measurement is suggested as a means of verifying the spin-orbit correlations.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2016
Volume
94
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.94.013605
Journal
Physical Review A
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