Artículo
Dephasing in matter-wave interferometry
Fecha de publicación:
12/2006
Editorial:
IOP Publishing
Revista:
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
ISSN:
1361-644
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Inglés
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Resumen
We review different attempts to show the decoherence process in double-slit-like experiments both for charged particles (electrons) and for neutral particles with permanent dipole moments. Interference is studied when electrons or atomic systems are coupled to classical or quantum electromagnetic fields. The interaction between the particles and time-dependent fields induces a time-varying Aharonov phase. Averaging over the phase generates a suppression of fringe visibility in the interference pattern. We show that, for suitable experimental conditions, the loss of contrast for dipoles can be almost as large as the corresponding one for coherent electrons and therefore can be observed. We analyse different trajectories in order to show the dependence of the decoherence factor on the velocity of the particles. © 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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Lombardo, Fernando Cesar; Villar, Paula Ines; Dephasing in matter-wave interferometry; IOP Publishing; Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General; 39; 21; 12-2006; 6509-6516
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