Experimental test of decoherence theory using electron matter waves

A controlled decoherence environment is studied experimentally by free electron interaction with semiconducting and metallic plates. The results are compared with physical models based on decoherence theory to investigate the quantum-classical transition. The experiment is consistent with decoherenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peter J Beierle, Liyun Zhang, Herman Batelaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aaed4e