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most citedQuantum Information Approach to the Implementation of a Neutron Cavity

2 citations · 4 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

physics.app-ph2026

Pendellösung length-scale neutron and X-ray interferometry

Owen Lailey, Alexandre Boutot, David G. Cory +12

Neutron and X-ray perfect-crystal interferometers (PCIs) are powerful platforms for studies of fundamental physics and phase-contrast imaging. Further enhancing several PCI capabil…

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

A unified quantum random walk model for internal crystal effects in dynamical diffraction

Owen Lailey, Dusan Sarenac, David G. Cory +2

The theory of dynamical diffraction (DD) in perfect crystals is the backbone of high-precision neutron and X-ray diffraction experiments, enabling accurate determination of crystal…

physics.ins-det2026

A perfect crystal neutron loop cavity

Owen Lailey, Dusan Sarenac, David G. Cory +2

Coherent control of neutrons via Bragg diffraction forms the foundation of perfect crystal neutron interferometry, facilitating both fundamental tests of quantum mechanics and appl…

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.optics2026

A generalized K-space coherent averaging method for engineering lattices of spin-orbit beams

Pinki Chahal, Naume Shentevski, Priyanka Vadnere +4

Spin-orbit beams, in which the orbital angular momentum degree of freedom is coupled to a two-level system such as polarization of light or spin in electrons and neutrons, have gai…

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.med-ph2025

Quantitative diagnosis of amyloid without Congo red staining using polarized light microscopy

Owen Lailey, Maria Agustina Alais, Liuhe Wang +7

Amyloidosis is a protein misfolding disease caused by the deposition of large, insoluble aggregates (amyloid fibrils) of protein in a tissue, which has been associated with various…

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…

quant-ph2022★ 2 cited

Quantum Information Approach to the Implementation of a Neutron Cavity

O. Nahman-Lévesque, D. Sarenac, D. G. Cory +2

Using the quantum information model of dynamical diffraction we consider a neutron cavity composed of two perfect crystal silicon blades capable of containing the neutron wavefunct…