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Measurement of the Wigner function of an ensemble of helium atoms

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  • Ch. Kurtsiefer

    (Universität Konstanz)

  • T. Pfau

    (Universität Konstanz)

  • J. Mlynek

    (Universität Konstanz)

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Beams of atoms can exhibit interference and diffraction phenomena just like waves of light. For a coherent beam of helium atoms in a double-slit experiment, measurements of the quantum-mechanical analogue of the classical phase-space distribution function show that the motion of atoms behaves in a strongly non-classical manner.

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  • Ch. Kurtsiefer & T. Pfau & J. Mlynek, 1997. "Measurement of the Wigner function of an ensemble of helium atoms," Nature, Nature, vol. 386(6621), pages 150-153, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:386:y:1997:i:6621:d:10.1038_386150a0
    DOI: 10.1038/386150a0
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    1. Maes, Christian & Meerts, Kasper & Struyve, Ward, 2022. "Diffraction and interference with run-and-tumble particles," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 598(C).

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