Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hanbury_Brown_and_Twiss_effect
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physical_phenomenon
gptkb:quantum_optics_experiment
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs HBT effect
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:bosons
photons
gptkbp:basisFor photon correlation spectroscopy
quantum optics measurements
gptkbp:compatibleWith fermions
gptkbp:demonstrates gptkb:Hanbury_Brown_and_Twiss_experiment
gptkbp:describes correlation of photons
gptkbp:field quantum optics
photon statistics
gptkbp:firstDemonstrated 1956
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Richard_Q._Twiss
gptkb:Robert_Hanbury_Brown
gptkbp:publicationYear 1956
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Nature
gptkbp:relatedTo quantum entanglement
coherence theory
photon bunching
second-order correlation function
gptkbp:significance challenged classical wave theory of light
demonstrated quantum nature of light
gptkbp:usedFor measuring angular diameter of stars
measuring intensity correlations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:R._Hanbury_Brown
gptkb:R._Q._Twiss
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect