A universal matter-wave interferometer with optical ionization gratings in the time domain

Nature Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 144-148

  Haslinger, Philipp ^a   Dörre, Nadine ^a   Geyer, Philipp ^a   Rodewald, Jonas ^a   Nimmrichter, Stefan ^a   Arndt, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; MOLECULES; PARTICLE BEAMS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE PHENOMENA;

DE BROGLIE WAVELENGTH; EXPERIMENTAL REALIZATIONS; MATTER-WAVE INTERFEROMETERS; MOLECULAR CLUSTERS; PRECISION MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE; SINGLE PHOTON IONIZATION; VELOCITY-DEPENDENT;

PHOTOIONIZATION;

EID: 84874649413     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2542     Document Type: Article

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