A Quantum Ruler for Magnetic Deflectometry
- Author(s)
- Lukas Mairhofer, Sandra Eibenberger, Armin Shayeghi, Markus Arndt
- Abstract
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(s)
- Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information
- External organisation(s)
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
- Journal
- Entropy
- Volume
- 20
- Pages
- 1-9
- No. of pages
- 9
- ISSN
- 1099-4300
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/e20070516
- Publication date
- 07-2018
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103025 Quantum mechanics, 104016 Photochemistry
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/a-quantum-ruler-for-magnetic-deflectometry(ba526a31-b1cd-4380-b37d-d1b406ee550c).html