Published June 20, 1994
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Journal article
Deviation from Berry's adiabatic geometric phase in a 131Xe nuclear gyroscope
Creators
- 1. 2. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Stuttgart, D-70550 Stuttgart (Germany)
Description
The concept of geometric phase is demonstrated in a nuclear gyroscope using 131Xe nuclear spins (I=3/2) as sensors for quantum-phase accumulation. By spatial rotation sub-Hertz splittings due to geometric phases are resolved in nuclear-quadrupole spectra. Deviations from Berry's adiabatic geometric phase appear in the regime of nonadiabatic rotation. The observed frequency splittings are no longer linear in the rotational frequency, as expected from adiabatic rotations, and all possible transitions, namely, six in this partially degenerate spin-3/3 system, are observed experimentally
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 72
- Journal Issue
- 25
- Journal Page Range
- p. 3921-3924.
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 25067762
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ADIABATIC PROCESSES; GEOMETRY; GYROSCOPES; PHASE STUDIES; ROTATION; SPIN; XENON 131
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICS; NUCLEI; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; RADIOISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; XENON ISOTOPES