Testing spontaneous localization theories with matter-wave interferometry

Autor(en)

Stefan Nimmrichter, Klaus Hornberger, Philipp Haslinger, Markus Arndt

Abstrakt

We propose to test the theory of continuous spontaneous localization (CSL) in an all-optical time-domain Talbot-Lau interferometer for clusters with masses exceeding 10(6) amu. By assessing the relevant environmental decoherence mechanisms, as well as the growing size of the particles relative to the grating fringes, we argue that it will be feasible to test the quantum superposition principle in a mass range excluded by recent estimates of the CSL effect.

Organisation(en)

Quantenoptik, Quantennanophysik und Quanteninformation

Externe Organisation(en)

Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme

Journal

Physical Review A

Band

83

Anzahl der Seiten

4

ISSN

1050-2947

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.83.043621

Publikationsdatum

2011

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103026 Quantenoptik

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/6c1ec99c-fe1a-4d7d-8538-607cef983475