Author: Gorlov, T.V.
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WEPBA16 Possible Experiments on Wave Function Localization Due to Compton Scattering 919
 
  • V.V. Danilov, A.V. Aleksandrov, J. Galambos, T.V. Gorlov, Y. Liu, A.P. Shishlo
    ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
  • S. Nagaitsev
    Fermilab, Batavia, USA
 
  Funding: This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under contracts No. DE-AC02-07CH11359 and No. DE-AC05-00OR22725.
The reduction of a particle’s wave function in the process of radiation or light scattering is a longstanding problem. Its solution will give a clue on processes that form, for example, wave functions of electrons constantly emitting synchrotron radiation quanta in storage rings. On a more global scale, it may shed light on wave function collapse due to the process of measurement. In this paper we consider various experimental options using Fermilab electron beams and a possible electron beam from the SNS linac and lasers to detect electron wave function change due to Compton scattering.