Measurement of quantum states of neutrons in the Earth’s gravitational field
V. V. NesvizhevskyHans G. BörnerA. M. GagarskiPNPI, Gatchina, RussiaA. PetoukhovILL, Grenoble, FranceG. A. PetrovPNPI, Gatchina, RussiaH. AbeleUniversity of Heidelberg, GermanyS. BaeßlerUniversity of Heidelberg, GermanyG. DivkovicUniversity of Heidelberg, GermanyF. J. RueßUniversity of Heidelberg, GermanyThilo StöferleUniversity of Heidelberg, GermanyAlexander WestphalUniversity of Heidelberg, GermanyA. V. StrelkovJINR, Dubna, RussiaK.V. ProtasovA. Yu. Voronin
2003en
ABI
Abstract
The lowest stationary quantum state of neutrons in the Earth's gravitational field is identified in the measurement of neutron transmission between a horizontal mirror on the bottom and an absorber/scatterer on top. Such an assembly is not transparent for neutrons if the absorber height is smaller than the ``height'' of the lowest quantum state.
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