Thermal limitation of far-field matter-wave interference
Abstract
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We assess the effect of the heat radiation emitted by mesoscopic particles on their ability to show interference in a double slit arrangement. The analysis is based on a stationary, phase-space based description of matter wave interference in the presence of momentum-exchange mediated decoherence.
8 pages, 2 figures; published version
8 pages, 2 figures; published version