Quantum interference of large organic molecules

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Gerlich, Stefan ^a   Eibenberger, Sandra ^a   Tomandl, Mathias ^a   Nimmrichter, Stefan ^a   Hornberger, Klaus ^b   Fagan, Paul J ^c   Tüxen, Jens ^d   Mayor, Marcel ^d,e   Arndt, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79953786057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1263     Document Type: Article

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