Spin interaction of nonrelativistic neutrons with an ultrashort laser pulse

Autor(en)

Peter Christian Aichelburg, Christian Spreitzer

Abstrakt

The nonrelativistic Pauli equation is used to study the interaction of slow neutrons with an ultrashort laser pulse. In the extreme limit, the pulse is acting on the magnetic moment of the neutron only at one instant of time. We obtain the scattering amplitude by deriving the junction conditions for the Pauli wave function across the pulse. Explicit expressions are given for a beam of polarized plane wave neutrons subjected to a pulse of spatially constant magnetic field strength. Finally we provide crude numerical estimates for pulses with the highest intensity available today.

Organisation(en)

Gravitationsphysik, Fakultät für Mathematik

Externe Organisation(en)

Pädagogische Hochschule Niederösterreich

Journal

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Band

39

ISSN

0217-751X

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X2450057X

Publikationsdatum

05-2024

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103036 Theoretische Physik

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/0fa111bb-b5bb-4670-ac69-11132dc71a89