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Main Authors: Kahraman, S. Süleyman, Titimbo, Kelvin, He, Zhe, Shen, Jung-Tsung, Wang, Lihong V.
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Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.11553
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author Kahraman, S. Süleyman
Titimbo, Kelvin
He, Zhe
Shen, Jung-Tsung
Wang, Lihong V.
author_facet Kahraman, S. Süleyman
Titimbo, Kelvin
He, Zhe
Shen, Jung-Tsung
Wang, Lihong V.
contents The multi-stage Stern$\unicode{x2013}$Gerlach experiment conducted by Frisch and Segrè includes two cascaded quantum measurements with a nonadiabatic flipper in between. The Frisch and Segrè experiment has been modeled analytically by Majorana without the nuclear effect and subsequently revised by Rabi with the hyperfine interaction. However, the theoretical predictions do not match the experimental observation accurately. Here, we numerically solve the standard quantum mechanical model, via the von Neumann equation, including the hyperfine interaction for the time evolution of the spin. Thus far, the coefficients of determination from the standard quantum mechanical model without using free parameters are still low, indicating a mismatch between the theory and the experiment. Non-standard variants that improve the match are explored for discussion.
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spellingShingle Quantum mechanical modeling of the multi-stage Stern$\unicode{x2013}$Gerlach experiment conducted by Frisch and Segrè
Kahraman, S. Süleyman
Titimbo, Kelvin
He, Zhe
Shen, Jung-Tsung
Wang, Lihong V.
Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
The multi-stage Stern$\unicode{x2013}$Gerlach experiment conducted by Frisch and Segrè includes two cascaded quantum measurements with a nonadiabatic flipper in between. The Frisch and Segrè experiment has been modeled analytically by Majorana without the nuclear effect and subsequently revised by Rabi with the hyperfine interaction. However, the theoretical predictions do not match the experimental observation accurately. Here, we numerically solve the standard quantum mechanical model, via the von Neumann equation, including the hyperfine interaction for the time evolution of the spin. Thus far, the coefficients of determination from the standard quantum mechanical model without using free parameters are still low, indicating a mismatch between the theory and the experiment. Non-standard variants that improve the match are explored for discussion.
title Quantum mechanical modeling of the multi-stage Stern$\unicode{x2013}$Gerlach experiment conducted by Frisch and Segrè
topic Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.11553