Original Data from Bell's Experiment

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The landmark experiment related to Bell's Theorem was conducted by Alain Aspect and collaborators in 1981, not by John Bell himself. The key paper to read for foundational knowledge is "Experimental Tests of Realistic Local Theories via Bell's Theorem," published in Physical Review Letters, volume 47, page 460. This paper provides significant data and insights into the experiments that tested Bell's Theorem. There is no known "raw observations database" available, but the references within the paper contain considerable data.

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  • Understanding of Bell's Theorem and its implications in quantum mechanics.
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  • Knowledge of academic publishing standards, particularly in physics journals.
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  • Read "Experimental Tests of Realistic Local Theories via Bell's Theorem" by A. Aspect et al.
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Should have read the "Loopholes" thread first...
 
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I guess you realize that Bell didn't do the experiments himself. The landmark experiment was done by Alain Aspect and collaborators in 1981.

Here is the paper you should read to start with:

A. Aspect et al., Experimental Tests of Realistic Local Theories via Bell's Theorem, Phys. Rev. Lett. 47, 460 (1981)

Online at: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v47/p460


I would be surprised if there is a "raw observations database" available but there is considerable data in the paper references above.
 
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