Quantum Measurements in Time Dependent Neutron Interferometry

The perfect crystal neutron interferometer has been used continuously for test measurements on quantum mechanics. Polarized neutrons were used to perform the quantum mechanical spin-superposition experiment on a macroscopic scale. This experiment was continued with two resonance coils in the beams, in which the coherence persisted, even if an energy exchange occurred with certainty between the neutron and the resonator system. A quantum beat effect was observed when slightly different resonance frequencies were applied to both beams. In this case, an extremely high energy sensitivity of 2.7 x 10-19 eV was achieved. Neutron spectroscopy is thus able to cover time domains from microscopic to macroscopic scales. All the results obtained until now are in agreement with the formalism of quantum mechanics and stimulate discussion about the interpretation of this basic theory