Published April 3, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Observability of the arrival time distribution using spin-rotator as a quantum clock

  • 1. Department of Physics, Bose Institute, Calcutta 700009 (India)
  • 2. S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Calcutta 700098 (India)

Description

An experimentally realizable scheme is formulated which can test any postulated quantum mechanical approach for calculating the arrival time distribution. This is specifically illustrated by using the modulus of the probability current density for calculating the arrival/transit time distribution of spin-1/2 neutral particles at the exit point of a spin-rotator (SR) which contains a constant magnetic field. Such a calculated time distribution is then used for evaluating the distribution of spin orientations along different directions for these particles emerging from the SR. Based on this, the result of spin measurement along any arbitrary direction for such an ensemble is predicted

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2005.12.002;
arXiv
arXiv:quant-ph/0503102v2;
PII
S0375-9601(05)01817-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
352
Journal Issue
4-5
Journal Page Range
p. 296-303
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37068689
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CURRENT DENSITY; DISTRIBUTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRAL PARTICLES; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPIN; SPIN ORIENTATION; TIME MEASUREMENT
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; MECHANICS; ORIENTATION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

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Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.