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After discussing the feasibility and possible usefulness of a neutron interferometer, we describe an arrangement whereby Fresnel interferences have been obtained for neutrons with wavelengths of about 4.4 Å in a 10 meter flight path with a 0.01 mm entrance slit, using two glass prisms instead of the Fresnel biprism. A useful separation of the two coherent beams of 0.06 mm has been reached. Possible improvements of the method are discussed.
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Unser besonderer Dank gilt Herrn J.Landkammer für seine ständige Mitarbeit bei dem Experiment, insbesondere bei den schwierigen Justierarbeiten.
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Maier-Leibnitz, H., Springer, T. Ein Interferometer für langsame Neutronen. Z. Physik 167, 386–402 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01378119
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01378119