Wave Nature of Biomolecules and Fluorofullerenes
- Author(s)
- Lucia Hackermüller, Stefan Uttenthaler, Klaus Hornberger, Elisabeth Reiger, Björn Brezger, Anton Zeilinger, Markus Arndt
- Abstract
The wave nature of both the biomolecule TPP and the fluorofullerene C 60F48 in a near-field interferometer was demonstrated. The experimental visibilities of the interference fringes were compared to a quantum and a classical model. It was found that, for the porphyrin experiment, the visibility is in full agreement with predictions by quantum mechanics and in clear disagreement with the classical model.
- Organisation(s)
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Volume
- 91
- No. of pages
- 4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.090408
- Publication date
- 2003
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103026 Quantum optics
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/54294d8d-0ad2-4a4d-ba64-d82c92e568b0