Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 3165–3168 (1998)

Observation of Scalar Aharonov-Bohm Effect with Longitudinally Polarized Neutrons

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W.-T. Lee¹, O. Motrunich², B. E. Allman³, and S. A. Werner¹
¹Department of Physics and Astronomy and Research Reactor Center, University of Missouri–Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65211
²Physics Department, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
³School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052 Australia

Received 7 November 1997; published in the issue dated 13 April 1998

We have carried out a neutron interferometry experiment using longitudinally polarized neutrons to observe the scalar Aharonov-Bohm effect. The neutrons inside the interferometer are polarized parallel to an applied pulsed magnetic field B(t). The pulsed B field is spatially uniform so it exerts no force on the neutrons. Its direction also precludes the presence of any classical torque to change the neutron polarization.

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.3165

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.3165

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03.65.Bz, 42.50.-p

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 3165–3168 (1998)

Observation of Scalar Aharonov-Bohm Effect with Longitudinally Polarized Neutrons