Spin interaction of non-relativistic neutrons with an ultrashort laser pulse

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.01079v1
• Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2023 09:07:53 GMT
• Title: Spin interaction of non-relativistic neutrons with an ultrashort laser pulse
• Authors: Peter Christian Aichelburg, Christian Spreitzer
• Abstract summary: We study the interaction of slow neutrons with a short magnetic pulse. Explicit expressions are given for a beam of polarized plane wave neutrons subjected to a pulse of spatially constant magnetic field strength.
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• Abstract: The non-relativistic Pauli equation is used to study the interaction of slow neutrons with a short magnetic 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. Assuming that the magnetic field is generated by an ultrashort laser pulse, we provide crude numerical estimates.

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