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Stern-Gerlach interferometry in three dimensions: the role of transverse fields

D. Meng, D. Z. Chan, J. D. D. Martin

Superficially similar Stern-Gerlach interferometers differ dramatically in sensitivity to transverse fields that always accompany gradients.

arxiv:2604.00807 v1 · 2026-04-01 · physics.atom-ph

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We show that superficially similar implementations of Stern-Gerlach Interferometers (SGIs) are expected to differ dramatically in their sensitivity to fields transverse to the primary acceleration direction... only some implementations may exhibit fringes with high visibility.

C2weakest assumption

The assumption that transverse fields are unavoidably present with any static gradient and that their effect on fringe visibility can be modeled without additional uncontrolled experimental imperfections.

C3one line summary

Stern-Gerlach interferometer implementations differ dramatically in transverse-field sensitivity, so only some sequences maintain high fringe visibility with Rydberg atoms.

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[2] I.Opie, P.Opie, andJ.Hassall,eds.,The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book, repr. ed. (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007) 2007

[3] B.-G. Englert, J. Schwinger, and M. O. Scully, Founda- tions of Physics18, 1045 (1988) 1988

[4] Bohm,Quantum Theory(Dover Publications, New York, 1989) 1989

[5] E. P. Wigner, American Journal of Physics31, 6 (1963) 1963

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arxiv: 2604.00807 · arxiv_version: 2604.00807v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2604.00807 · pith_short_12: IDIJ32RLGXRA · pith_short_16: IDIJ32RLGXRAZKC3 · pith_short_8: IDIJ32RL

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