Polarization of Triplet P, Photons in Asymmetrical Decay

G. Faraoi, A. R. Pe Nnisi

Published Jan 1, 2007• 0 citations

Abstract

I n order to find out new exper iments useful to t es t q u a n t u m predic t ions for the polar izat ion correlat ion of the decay p roduc t s of a composi te sys tem, we have recent ly (1,~) proposed a new m e a s u r e m e n t us ing the th ree annih i la t ion pho tons of t r iplet P , in S-state . The proposed expe r imen t was concerned wi th the m u t u a l polar izat ion of a pa i r of pho tons ana lysed b y ideal p la tes in two typ ica l a symmet r i ca l cases shown in fig. 1, where the pos i t ron ium a t o m is supposed to decay into two pho tons wi th the same m o m e n t u m , while the th i rd one is de te rmined b y the e n e r g y m o m e n t u m conservat ion. I n bo th si tuations the joint p robab i l i t y of detect ing pho tons To . 1 and To . 2 polarized along definite directions was der ived according to the hypo theses which are now briefly recalled: the first hypothes is was following the convent ional lines of q u a n t u m theo ry b y assuming t h a t the initial po lar iza t ion corre lat ion of the emi t t ed pho tons is indefinitely ma in t aned , so t h a t i t r emains

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