@article{LeonhardtWilkens1998, author = {Leonhardt, Ulf and Wilkens, Martin}, title = {Aharonov-Bohm scattering of neutral atoms}, year = {1998}, abstract = {We study the scattering of quantum particles in the presence of an Aharonov-Bohm vortex and in an arbitrary cylindrically symmetric potential. In particular we address the scattering of atoms carrying dipole moments induced by an electrically charged wire and a homogeneous magnetic field. We argue that, despite the strong attraction of the wire, an Aharoniv-Bohm effect will be visible.}, language = {en} }