Comparison of Electron and Neutron Compton Scattering from Entangled Protons in a Solid Polymer

C. A. Chatzidimitriou-Dreismann*, M. Vos, C. Kleiner, T. Abdul-Redah

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    Abstract

    We present, for the first time, a direct comparison between electron (ECS) and neutron (NCS) Compton scattering results from protons of a solid polymer. The momentum distributions of hydrogen obtained from ECS and NCS are in excellent agreement. In both experiments, a strong “anomalous” shortfall in the scattering intensity of protons first detected in liquid water with NCS [C.A. Chatzidimitriou-Dreismann, Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2839 (1997)] is found ranging from about [Formula presented] up to [Formula presented], depending on the momentum transfer applied. The characteristic times of electron- and neutron-proton collisions lie in the subfemtosecond range. The presented ECS and NCS results provide further direct evidence for this striking effect, which has been ascribed to attosecond quantum entanglement of the protons.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume91
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2003

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