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Rev. Mod. Phys. 60, 1067–1073 (1988)

Single- and double-slit diffraction of neutrons

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Anton Zeilinger
Atominstitut der Österreichischen Universitäten, A-1020 Wien, Austria

Roland Gähler
Reaktorstation der Technischen Universität, D-8046 Garching, Federal Republic of Germany

C. G. Shull
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Wolfgang Treimer
Hahn-Meitner-Institut für Kernforschung, D-1000 Berlin 39, Federal Republic of Germany

Walter Mampe
Institut Max von Laue-Paul Langevin, F-38042 Grenoble, France

The authors report detailed experiments and comparison with first-principle theoretical calculation of the diffraction of cold neutrons (λ2 nm) at single- and double-slit assemblies of dimensions in the 20-100 μm range. Their experimental results show all predicted features of the diffraction patterns in great detail. Particularly, their double-slit diffraction experiment is its most precise realization hitherto for matter waves.

© 1988 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/RevModPhys.60.1067
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10.1103/RevModPhys.60.1067
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