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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…
Environmental Stabilization of Perfect-Crystal Neutron Interferometry Using a Large Vacuum Chamber with Cryogenic Sample Access
Robert Valdillez, David G. Cory, Robert W. Haun +9
Perfect-crystal neutron interferometry has been a useful tool in measuring nuclear-interactions, probing fundamental physics, and exploring quantum phenomenon. Historically, neutro…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Next-generation high transmission neutron optical devices utilizing micro-machined structures
C. Kapahi, D. Sarenac, M. Bleuel +6
Neutrons have emerged as a unique probe at the forefront of modern material science, unrivaled in their penetrating abilities. A major challenge stems from the fact that neutron op…
A Precision Measurement of the Neutron Scattering Length of He-4 Using Neutron Interferometry
R. Haun, F. E. Wietfeldt, M. Arif +5
We report a 0.08 % measurement of the bound neutron scattering length of He using neutron interferometry. The result is $b = (3.0982 \pm 0.0021 \mbox{ [stat]} \pm 0.0014 \mbox{…
Methods for preparation and detection of neutron spin-orbit states
D. Sarenac, J. Nsofini, I. Hincks +5
The generation and control of neutron orbital angular momentum (OAM) states and spin correlated OAM (spin-orbit) states provides a powerful probe of materials with unique penetrati…
Increased interference fringe visibility from the post fabrication heat treatment of a perfect crystal silicon neutron interferometer
Benjamin Heacock, Muhammad Arif, David G Cory +9
Construction of silicon neutron interferometers requires a perfect crystal silicon ingot (5 cm to 30 cm long) be machined such that Bragg diffracting "blades" protrude from a commo…
Generation of a lattice of spin-orbit beams via coherent averaging
D. Sarenac, D. G. Cory, J. Nsofini +6
We describe a highly robust method, applicable to both electromagnetic and matter-wave beams, that can produce a beam consisting of a lattice of orbital angular momentum (OAM) stat…
Three Phase-Grating Moire Neutron Interferometer for Large Interferometer Area Applications
D. Sarenac, D. A. Pushin, M. G. Huber +9
We demonstrate a three phase-grating neutron interferometer as a robust candidate for large area interferometry applications and characterization of materials. This novel far-field…
Noise Refocusing in a Five-blade Neutron Interferometer
J. Nsofini, D. Sarenac, K. Ghofrani +4
We provide a quantum information description of a proposed five-blade neutron interferometer geometry and show that it is robust against low frequency mechanical vibrations and dep…
Decoupling of a Neutron Interferometer from Temperature Gradients
Parminder Saggu, Taisiya Mineeva, Muhammad Arif +13
Neutron interferometry enables precision measurements that are typically operated within elaborate, multi-layered facilities which provide substantial shielding from environmental…
High-Sensitivity Measurement of 3He-4He Isotopic Ratios for Ultracold Neutron Experiments
H. P. Mumm, M. G. Huber, W. Bauder +15
Research efforts ranging from studies of solid helium to searches for a neutron electric dipole moment require isotopically purified helium with a ratio of 3He to 4He at levels bel…
Neutron interferometric measurement of the scattering length difference between the triplet and singlet states of n-He
M. G. Huber, M. Arif, W. C. Chen +7
We report a determination of the n-He scattering length difference ( (statistical) (systema…
Measuring the Neutron's Mean Square Charge Radius Using Neutron Interferometry
F. E. Wietfeldt, M. Huber, T. C. Black +4
The neutron is electrically neutral, but its substructure consists of charged quarks so it may have an internal charge distribution. In fact it is known to have a negative mean squ…