Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2006
Publication Title
Physical Review Letters
Department
Physics
Abstract
We have developed a nozzle source that delivers a continuous beam of atomic helium or molecular hydrogen having a high degree of transverse coherence and with adequate optical brightness to enable new kinds of experiments. Using this source we have measured single slit diffraction patterns and the first ever speckle-diffraction patterns using atomic and molecular de Broglie waves. Our results suggest fruitful application of coherent matter beams in dynamic scattering and diffractive imaging at short wavelength and with extreme surface sensitivity.
Volume
97
Issue
1
pp.
013202-013202
ISSN
0031-9007
WorldCat Link
Citation
Patton, Forest S., Daniel P. Deponte, Gregory S. Elliott, and Stephen D. Kevan. 2006. "Speckle patterns with atomic and molecular de Broglie waves." Physical Review Letters 97(1): 013202-013202.