Webinar
Physics Matters: Quantum Trapping of Cold Neutrons with Picosecond Precision
Recorded -- Thu March 27, 2025
1 hour 38 minutes
In this webinar, Professor Malik Maaza explores the quantum trapping of cold neutrons with picosecond precision, a breakthrough in neutron wave-matter optics.
Neutrons, sensitive to all four fundamental interactions, play a crucial role in testing quantum mechanics and refining the Standard Model. A persistent discrepancy in neutron lifetime measurements using beam and bottle methods highlights the need for improved experimental accuracy. Maaza discusses how trapping cold neutrons in nanostructured Fabry-Pérot resonators enhances measurement precision, leveraging wave-particle duality, Fermi total reflection, and quantum tunneling to achieve timing accuracy at the picosecond scale.
