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A matter wave Rarity-Tapster interferometer to demonstrate non-locality

Quantum Physics 2023-09-14 v3 Quantum Gases

Abstract

We present an experimentally viable approach to demonstrating quantum non-locality in a matter wave system via a Rarity-Tapster interferometer using two ss-wave scattering halos generated by colliding helium Bose-Einstein condensates. The theoretical basis for this method is discussed, and its suitability is experimentally quantified. As a proof of concept, we demonstrate an interferometric visibility of V=0.42(9)V=0.42(9), corresponding to a maximum CSHS-Bell parameter of S=1.1(1)S=1.1(1), for the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) version of the Bell inequality, between atoms separated by 4\sim 4 correlation lengths. This constitutes a significant step towards a demonstration of a Bell inequality violation for motional degrees of freedom of massive particles and possible measurements of quantum effects in a gravitationally sensitive system.

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@article{arxiv.2206.08560,
  title  = {A matter wave Rarity-Tapster interferometer to demonstrate non-locality},
  author = {Kieran F. Thomas and Bryce M. Henson and Yu Wang and Robert J. Lewis-Swan and Karen V. Kheruntsyan and Sean S. Hodgman and Andrew G. Truscott},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.08560},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

17 pages, 6 figures (Edited Appendix A to fix errors)