Title :
A novel type of matter-wave interferometer for molecules
Author :
Gerlich, S. ; Hackermueller, L. ; Goldfarb, F. ; Hornberger, K. ; Savas, T. ; Stibor, A. ; Ulbricht, H. ; Arndt, M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Wien, Vienna
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a novel type of matter-wave interferometer which is designed for particles with wavelengths down to 0.5 pm. Such a short wavelength corresponds for instance to a mass of 7000 atomic mass units (amu) at a velocity of 100m/s.
Keywords :
interferometers; molecular weight; particle interferometry; matter-wave interferometer; molecular interferometer; short wavelength particles; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Coherence; Diffraction gratings; Laboratories; Molecular beam applications; Molecular beams; Nanostructures; Optical interferometry; Optical materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386890
