Quantum physics with neutrons

Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics

Volumn 37, Issue , 1996, Pages 485-563

  Wagh, A G ^a   Rakhecha, V C ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Dynamical diffraction; Geometric phase; Neutron; Neutron interferometry; Pancharatnam phase; Parallel transport; Pendell sung; Perfect crystal interferometers; Quantum physics; Spinor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000114815     PISSN: 01466410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6410(96)00056-7     Document Type: Article

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