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20222026
most citedGeneration of neutron Airy beams

1 citations · 3 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

quant-ph2026

Probing Single-Particle Spatial Extent With Helical Neutron Wavefronts

D. Sarenac, O. Lailey, C. W. Clark +8

Distinguishing transverse coherence length from single-particle wavepacket extent is fundamentally challenging, as both manifest through spatial broadening of observed intensity pr…

physics.app-ph2026

Experimental Limit on Neutron Orbital Angular Momentum Detection Using Polarized 3He

D. Sarenac, O. Lailey, D. V. Garrad +11

A recent proposal suggested that neutron orbital angular momentum (OAM) states could be detected via spin-polarized absorption in polarized 3He, with predicted cross-section variat…

physics.app-ph2025

Multimode structured neutron beams

Owen Lailey, Dusan Sarenac, Charles W. Clark +9

The experimental realization of neutron orbital angular momentum (OAM) states and neutron Airy beams has opened new avenues for structured neutron science in both materials charact…

physics.app-ph2024★ 1 cited

Generation of neutron Airy beams

Dusan Sarenac, Owen Lailey, Melissa E. Henderson +8

The Airy wave packet is a solution to the potential-free Schrodinger equation that exhibits remarkable properties such as self-acceleration, non-diffraction, and self-healing. Alth…

physics.app-ph2024★ 1 cited

Small-angle scattering interferometry with neutron orbital angular momentum states

Dusan Sarenac, Melissa E. Henderson, Huseyin Ekinci +8

Access to the neutron orbital degree of freedom has been enabled by the recent actualization of methods to prepare and characterize neutron helical waves carrying orbital angular m…

physics.app-ph2023

Phase and contrast moiré signatures in two-dimensional cone beam interferometry

D. Sarenac, G. Gorbet, Charles W. Clark +13

Neutron interferometry has played a distinctive role in fundamental science and characterization of materials. Moiré neutron interferometers are candidate next-generation instrumen…

physics.app-ph2023

Cone beam neutron interferometry: from modeling to applications

D. Sarenac, G. Gorbet, C. Kapahi +12

Phase-grating moire interferometers (PGMIs) have emerged as promising candidates for the next generation of neutron interferometry, enabling the use of a polychromatic beam and man…

physics.app-ph2022★ 1 cited

Experimental Realization of Neutron Helical Waves

D. Sarenac, M. E. Henderson, H. Ekinci +6

Methods of preparation and analysis of structured waves of light, electrons, and atoms have been advancing rapidly. Despite the proven power of neutrons for material characterizati…