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%T Phase-Dependent Effects in Stern-Gerlach Experiments<br>
%A XU Xu
%A ZHOU Xiao-Ji
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%J 中国物理快报
%D 2010
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%X In the frame of quantum mechanics, we consider an ensemble of spin-1/2 neutral particles passing through a Stern-Gerlach apparatus and explore how their motions depend on the initial phase difference between two internal spin states. Assuming the particles moving along y-axis, due to the initial phase difference between spin states, they not only split along the longitudinal direction (z-axis) but also separate along the lateral direction (x-axis). The dependence of the lateral displacement on the initial phase difference reminds one of the picture of a quantum interference. This generalized interference provides an alternative approach to measuring the initial phase difference. The experimental realization with ultracold atoms or Bose-Einstein condensates is also discussed.
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%U http://www.alljournals.cn/get_abstract_url.aspx?pcid=6E709DC38FA1D09A4B578DD0906875B5B44D4D294832BB8E&cid=47EA7CFDDEBB28E0&jid=E27DA92E19FE279A273627875A70D74D&aid=65F633141405157CCB776F315ADB4A1D&yid=140ECF96957D60B2&vid=DB817633AA4F79B9&iid=CA4FD0336C81A37A&journal_id=0256-307X&journal_name=中国物理快报&referenced_num=0&reference_num=0