Work

Testing spontaneous localization theories with matter-wave interferometry

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Physical Review A

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.83.043621

Authors: Stefan Nimmrichter, Klaus Hornberger, Philipp Haslinger, Markus Arndt

Institutions: University of Vienna, Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, University of Duisburg-Essen

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,675

Funders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Austrian Science Fund, European Social Fund