Title :
Quantum interference of electron de Broglie waves within a single molecule
Author :
Kanai, Tsuneto ; Minemoto, Shinichirou ; Sakai, Hirofumi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We measured ion and harmonic signals from aligned molecules as a function of the pump-probe delay. The observed anticorrelation between the two signals is the first demonstration of quantum interference of electron de Broglie waves.
Keywords :
molecular orientation; molecule-photon collisions; multiphoton processes; optical harmonic generation; photoionisation; quantum interference phenomena; quantum optics; wave mechanics; aligned molecule; anticorrelation; de Broglie waves; electron quantum interference; harmonic signal; pump-probe delay; Atomic measurements; Electrons; Interference; Ionization; Optical harmonic generation; Physics; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Radiative recombination; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549347
