US 2008/0173825 A1 · Particle violation spectroscopy

Abstract

The method shows how to violate predictions of quantum mechanics for matter. For light, the method has been disclosed in patent application Photon Violation Spectroscopy. The methods are different in specifying different methods for light and matter. For matter, the method typically uses the single 5.5 MeV alpha (He++) emitted from the radioisotope Americium-241 in spontaneous decay, a thin gold foil beam splitter, and two surface barrier alpha detectors. The detectors deliver a characteristic electrical pulse with amplitude proportional to matter wave energy. A circuit reads the coincidence rate and singles rates of pulses from the two detectors. Quantum mechanics predicts that the particle would go one way or the other at the beam splitter, and coincident detections of pulses characteristic of such a particle would occur only at an easily calculated chance rate. However, the method at hand shows such characteristic pulses occur in coincidence at a rate greatly exceeding chance. By exceeding chance the method demonstrates surpassing a binding energy threshold and predictions of quantum mechanics. The degree above chance is a new measure in fundamental physics and is usable as a material science probe of the beam splitter. An apparatus specially designed to test for the absence of true coincidences and then perform a beam splitting test to show split-beam coincidences becomes useful in applying the method of Particle Violation Spectroscopy to material science. Fundamental discoveries in physics have been made with this method; therefore it is a method of discovery in physics.

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A method of characterizing matter rays and beam splitters in defiance of particle theory comprising the steps of:

(a) employing matter rays from a source unable to produce true coincidences in a two path characteristic pulse amplitude coincidence test with no beam splitter,
(b) employing a beam of matter rays from said source to be intercepted by a beam splitter material under measurement by deflecting said beam of matter rays into two paths to be intercepted by a pair of detectors,
(c) measuring with an electronics means pulses of amplitude characteristic of said source in coincidence, to deliver a beam split coincidence rate to be compared to a calculated chance coincidence rate determined with an electronics means utilizing singles rates of pulses characteristic of said source from each of said pair of detectors,
whereby the extent to which a ratio of said beam split coincidence rate divided by said calculated chance coincidence rate exceeds unity is a measure characterizing said beam splitter material under measurement.

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A method of surpassing particle chance in measuring a beam splitter material requiring two tests that include a radioisotope source emitting a matter radiation of known chemical formula, a detector number 1 capable of delivering an electrical pulse number 1 with amplitude proportional to particle model kinetic energy of incident said matter radiation, an electronics means of filtering a preset range of said electrical pulse number 1 to set a window number 1 amplitude range characteristic of said matter radiation to deliver a timing pulse number 1, a detector number 2 capable of delivering an electrical pulse number 2 with amplitude proportional to particle model kinetic energy of incident said matter radiation, an electronics means of filtering a preset range of said electrical pulse number 2 to set a window number 2 amplitude range characteristic of said matter radiation to deliver a timing pulse number 2, an electronics means of delivering an experimental coincidence pulse when said timing pulse number 1 and said timing pulse number 2 are in coincidence within a preset time span, an electronics means of measuring an experimental coincidence rate from a plurality of said experimental coincidence pulse, and a means of calculating a calculated chance coincidence rate from rates of said timing pulse number 1 and said timing pulse number 2, the two tests comprising:

(a) testing said matter radiation in an arrangement with said detector number 1 and said detector number 2 to receive separate pathways of non overlapping solid angles of radiation from said radioisotope source to measure a control ratio of said experimental coincidence rate divided by said calculated chance coincidence rate, to insure said control ratio does not substantially exceed unity, signifying said radioisotope source emits one quantum of matter radiation at a time except by chance;
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(b) testing said matter radiation in an arrangement with said detector number 1 and said detector number 2 to receive overlapping solid angles of radiation from said radioisotope source by a beam splitter means made of said beam splitter material preceding said detector number 1 and said detector number 2 to obtain a test ratio of said experimental coincidence rate divided by said calculated chance coincidence rate, whereby when said test ratio substantially exceeds unity and having found from test (a) said radioisotope source emits one quantum of matter radiation at a time except by chance, the chance rate prediction of quantum mechanics is refuted and comparative repetition of the method with modification of test (b) may be performed for physical measurement of said beam splitter material.

An apparatus for probing a beam splitter material to find characteristics related to fundamental principles of physics with said beam splitter material arranged in relation to a radioisotope source of matter waves to form a beam splitter means comprising:

(a) said radioisotope source of matter waves known to emit a single material quantum unable to create true coincidences upon spontaneous decay in a test without a beam splitter,
(b) a detector number 1 able to respond to said single material quantum from said radioisotope source by delivering an electrical pulse number 1,
(c) a detector number 2 able to respond to said single material quantum from said radioisotope source by delivering an electrical pulse number 2,
(d) a window means of eliminating pulse heights beyond a maximum and minimum range to obtain a desired characteristic pulse from a plurality of said electrical pulse number 1 to create a plurality of timing pulse number 1,
(e) a digital signal processor means of eliminating pulse heights beyond a maximum and minimum range to obtain a desired characteristic pulse from a plurality of said electrical pulse number 2 to create a plurality of timing pulse number 2,
(f) said beam splitter means of testing said radioisotope source with said detector number 1 and said detector number 2 arranged to receive overlapping solid angles of matter radiation from said radioisotope source,
(g) a computing number 1 means of measuring an experimental coincidence rate from said timing pulse number 1 and said timing pulse number 2 while utilizing said beam splitter means of step (f),
(h) a computing number 2 means of computing a chance coincidence rate computed from rates of said timing pulse number 1 and said timing pulse number 2,
(i) a ratio calculating means of determining a ratio of said experimental coincidence rate divided by said chance coincidence rate,
whereby the degree by which said ratio substantially exceeds unity serves as a quantitative comparative measure relating to fundamental principles of said beam splitter material.

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A method of measuring material energy and fundamental material properties of a beam splitter, in violation of the principle of quantum mechanical absorption in a two path beam split test comprising:

(a) choosing as a source of radiation a radioisotope in spontaneous decay known to emit a single distinguishable characteristic material emitted quantum unable to create true coincidences from tests containing no beam splitter means;
(b) detecting said single distinguishable characteristic material quantum with a detector means of substantial pulse amplitude resolution and efficiency to produce a detection pulse;
(c) splitting said single distinguishable characteristic material quantum emitted from said source by a beam splitter means preceding two detectors of said detector means;
(d) producing a coincidence pulse by an electronics means from two of said detection pulse in coincidence;
(e) calculating an experimental coincidence rate by a computing means from a plurality of said coincidence pulse;
(f) calculating a chance coincidence rate that quantum mechanics would predict for said experimental coincidence rate by a computing means from a plurality of said detection pulse;
and
(g) calculating a ratio of said experimental coincidence rate divided by said chance coincidence rate;
whereby when said ratio substantially exceeds unity, the principle of quantum mechanical absorption is violated, and said ratio becomes a quantitative comparative measure related to the fundamental material properties of said beam splitter and of said single distinguishable characteristic material emitted quantum from said radioisotope.

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