In the reality how I perform the many kind of measurements, like operators p,q,E

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in the experimental side of QM, I know i can use a slit to measure the q.
but what about p or E?

and how to conciliate the measure with the theory?:
after the measurement of a slit i'll measure q and the system will collapse in a autovector of q, like |q>
but it will evolve like a dirac-delta in <q| ! and where the information of the size of the slit comes?
have I to consider a non-selective measurement in q?
 
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