Summary
In this paper we propose a new experimental test of quantum mechanics, dealing with correlation measurements in composite systems. Nonradiative two-body decays in molecular predissociation allow—in the particular case of the NO molecule, that we study in detail—a much more sensitive test compared to the usual two-photon experiments. We discuss a possible way of performing the experiment and verify its real feasibility in all the relevant details.
Riassunto
In questo lavoro si propone un nuovo test sperimentale della meccanica quantistica, relativo a misure di correlazione per sistemi composti. Il decadimento in due corpi non radiativo nella predissociazione molecolare permette — nel caso particolare della molecola NO che qui è trattata in dettaglio — un test di gran lunga più sensibile degli usuali esperimenti a due fotoni. Si discute anche un possibile modo di realizzare l–esperimento, verificandone la fattibilità negli aspetti più importanti.
Резюме
В этой статье мы предлагаем новую экспериментальную проверку квантовой механики, которая относится к корреляционным измерениям в составных системах. Нерадиационные двухчастичные распады в молекулярной предиссоциации представляют — в частном случае для молекулы N0, который мы исследуем подробно — более чувствительный тест, по сравнению с обычными двухфотонными экспериментами. Мы обсуждаем возможный путь проведения эксперимента и анализируем реализацию такого эксперимента.
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Livi, E. An experimental test of quantum mechanics in molecular predissociation. Nuov Cim B 48, 272–286 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02743645
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