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تسجيل مستخدم جديدMeasurement of quantum states of neutrons in the Earths gravitational field
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V. V. Nesvizhevsky
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The lowest stationary quantum state of neutrons in the Earths gravitational field is identified in the measurement of neutron transmission between a horizontal mirror on the bottom and an absorber on top. Such an assembly is not transparent for neutrons if the absorber height is smaller than the height of the lowest quantum state.
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