Localization and loss of coherence in molecular double-slit experiments

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 649-655

  Zimmermann, Björn ^a,e   Rolles, Daniel ^b,f   Langer, Burkhard ^c,g   Hentges, Rainer ^b   Braune, Markus ^b   Cvejanovic, Slobodan ^b,h   Geßner, Oliver ^b,i   Heiser, Franz ^b,j   Korica, Sanja ^b   Lischke, Toralf ^b,k   Reinköster, Axel ^b   Viefhaus, Jens ^b,l   Dörner, Reinhard ^d   McKoy, Vincent ^a   Becker, Uwe ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^c MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e Tulane University   (United States)

^f University of Western Michigan   (United States)

^g FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

ⁱ LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^j ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^k MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

^l DESY   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; X RAYS;

DE BROGLIE WAVELENGTH; DOUBLE-SLIT EXPERIMENT; ELECTRON INTERFERENCE; ELECTRON WAVE FUNCTIONS; INTRAMOLECULAR SCATTERING; SELF-INTERFERENCES; SOFT X-RAY IONIZATION; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLES;

COHERENT SCATTERING;

EID: 48949086460     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys993     Document Type: Article

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