Decoherence of matter waves by thermal emission of radiation

Nature

Volumn 427, Issue 6976, 2004, Pages 711-714

  Hackermüller, Lucia ^a   Hornberger, Klaus ^a   Brezger, Björn ^b   Zellinger, Anton ^a   Arndt, Markus ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR EXPERIMENTALPHYSIK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); HEAT RADIATION; INTERFEROMETERS; IONS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

DECOHERENCE; THERMAL EMISSION;

MECHANICAL WAVES;

PHYSICS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENERGY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; INTERFEROMETRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; THEORY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 1542350566     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02276     Document Type: Article

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