Diffraction of atomic matter waves through a 2D crystal
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| author | Kanitz, Carina Bühler, Jakob Zobač, Vladimír Robinson, Joseph J. Susi, Toma Debiossac, Maxime Brand, Christian |
| author_facet | Kanitz, Carina Bühler, Jakob Zobač, Vladimír Robinson, Joseph J. Susi, Toma Debiossac, Maxime Brand, Christian |
| contents | Diffraction of atoms from surfaces provides detailed insights into structures, interactions, and dynamical processes. However, currently the method is limited to measurements in reflection - diffraction through materials has only been demonstrated for subatomic particles and is an outstanding challenge for atoms. We diffract helium and hydrogen atoms at kiloelectronvolt energies through single-layer graphene at normal incidence. Despite the atoms' high kinetic energy as well as coupling to the electronic system of graphene, we observe coherent scattering. This preservation of coherence was the result of the limited momentum transfer between the projectile and the lattice, resulting from interaction times on the femtosecond scale. |
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| spellingShingle | Diffraction of atomic matter waves through a 2D crystal Kanitz, Carina Bühler, Jakob Zobač, Vladimír Robinson, Joseph J. Susi, Toma Debiossac, Maxime Brand, Christian Quantum Physics Diffraction of atoms from surfaces provides detailed insights into structures, interactions, and dynamical processes. However, currently the method is limited to measurements in reflection - diffraction through materials has only been demonstrated for subatomic particles and is an outstanding challenge for atoms. We diffract helium and hydrogen atoms at kiloelectronvolt energies through single-layer graphene at normal incidence. Despite the atoms' high kinetic energy as well as coupling to the electronic system of graphene, we observe coherent scattering. This preservation of coherence was the result of the limited momentum transfer between the projectile and the lattice, resulting from interaction times on the femtosecond scale. |
| title | Diffraction of atomic matter waves through a 2D crystal |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.02360 |