A Quantum Ruler for Magnetic Deflectometry

Autor(en)

Lukas Mairhofer, Sandra Eibenberger, Armin Shayeghi, Markus Arndt

Abstrakt

Matter-wave near-field interference can imprint a nano-scale fringe pattern onto a molecular beam, which allows observing its shifts in the presence of even very small external forces. Here we demonstrate quantum interference of the pre-vitamin 7-dehydrocholesterol and discuss the conceptual challenges of magnetic deflectometry in a near-field interferometer as a tool to explore photochemical processes within molecules whose center of mass is quantum delocalized.

Organisation(en)

Quantenoptik, Quantennanophysik und Quanteninformation

Externe Organisation(en)

Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Journal

Entropy

Band

20

Seiten

1-9

Anzahl der Seiten

9

ISSN

1099-4300

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/e20070516

Publikationsdatum

07-2018

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103025 Quantenmechanik, 104016 Photochemie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeine Physik und Astronomie

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/ba526a31-b1cd-4380-b37d-d1b406ee550c