Single-Photon Entanglement in the keV Regime via Coherent Control of Nuclear Forward Scattering

Adriana Pálffy, Christoph H. Keitel, and Jörg Evers
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 017401 – Published 1 July 2009

Abstract

Generation of single-photon entanglement is discussed in nuclear forward scattering. Using successive switchings of the direction of the nuclear hyperfine magnetic field, the coherent scattering of photons on nuclei is controlled such that two signal pulses are generated out of one initial pump pulse. The two time-resolved correlated signal pulses have different polarizations and energy in the keV regime. Spatial separation of the entangled field modes and extraction of the signal from the background can be achieved with the help of state-of-the-art x-ray polarizers and piezoelectric fast steering mirrors.

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  • Received 12 March 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.017401

©2009 American Physical Society

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Adriana Pálffy*, Christoph H. Keitel, and Jörg Evers

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

  • *Palffy@mpi-hd.mpg.de
  • Joerg.Evers@mpi-hd.mpg.de

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Vol. 103, Iss. 1 — 3 July 2009

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