A Coherent Neutron-Nucleus Hybrid System Mediated by the Strong Interaction

@misc{geerits2026coherent,
  title = {{A Coherent Neutron-Nucleus Hybrid System Mediated by the Strong Interaction}},
  author = {Niels Geerits and Kylie A. Dickerson and Earl Babcock and Andreas Dvorak and Florian Engel and Konstantin Kholostov and Vladimir Ossovyi and Zahir Salhi and Clemens Trunner and Stephan Sponar},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.38119},
  eprint = {2610.38119},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38119},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}

TY  - UNPB
TI  - A Coherent Neutron-Nucleus Hybrid System Mediated by the Strong Interaction
AU  - Niels Geerits
AU  - Kylie A. Dickerson
AU  - Earl Babcock
AU  - Andreas Dvorak
AU  - Florian Engel
AU  - Konstantin Kholostov
AU  - Vladimir Ossovyi
AU  - Zahir Salhi
AU  - Clemens Trunner
AU  - Stephan Sponar
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/28
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.38119
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.38119
AB  - A coherent ensemble of polarized helium-3 nuclei and free neutrons are coupled, forming a neutron-nucleus hybrid system. The nuclei are prepared in a spin superposition, while a magnetic field induces Zeeman splitting. The resulting nuclear energy phase is coherently transferred to the neutron, producing an intensity beat at the nuclear Zeeman frequency. Finally, the incident neutron is prepared in a spin-energy superposition state. The nuclear and neutron phases then heterodyne coherently, producing a signal at the sum or difference frequency depending on their relative helicity.
ER  -