A Kapitza-Dirac-Talbot-Lau interferometer for highly polarizable molecules

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dc.creatorGerlich, Stefan
dc.creatorHackermueller, Lucia
dc.creatorHornberger, Klaus
dc.creatorStibor, Alexander
dc.creatorUlbricht, Hendrik
dc.creatorGring, Michael
dc.creatorGoldfarb, Fabienne
dc.creatorSavas, Tim
dc.creatorMueri, Marcel
dc.creatorMayor, Marcel
dc.creatorArndt, Markus
dc.date2008-02-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:22:46Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:22:46Z
dc.descriptionResearch on matter waves is a thriving field of quantum physics and has recently stimulated many investigations with electrons, neutrons, atoms, Bose-condensed ensembles, cold clusters and hot molecules. Coherence experiments with complex objects are of interest for exploring the transition to classical physics, for measuring molecular properties and they have even been proposed for testing new models of space-time. For matter-wave experiments with complex molecules, the strongly dispersive effect of the interaction between the diffracted molecule and the grating wall is a major challenge because it imposes enormous constraints on the velocity selection of the molecular beam. We here describe the first experimental realization of a new interferometer that solves this problem by combining the advantages of a Talbot-Lau setup with the benefits of an optical phase grating and we show quantum interference with new large molecules.
dc.description13 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0802.3287
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0802.3287
dc.identifierNature Physics 3, 711-715 (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1038/nphys701
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/155490
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleA Kapitza-Dirac-Talbot-Lau interferometer for highly polarizable molecules
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