Magnetic monopole field exposed by electrons

Nature Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-29

  Béché, Armand ^a   Van Boxem, Ruben ^a   Van Tendeloo, Gustaaf ^a   Verbeeck, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; QUANTUM THEORY; VORTEX FLOW;

ELECTRON VORTEX; FREE SPACES; MAGNETIC CHARGES; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; MAGNETIC NEEDLES; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

MAGNETISM;

EID: 84897592515     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2816     Document Type: Article

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