The ability to manipulate particles has always been a fundamental aspect for developing and improving scattering and microscopy techniques used for material investigations. So far, microscopy applications have mostly relied on a classical treatment of the electron-matter interaction. However, exploiting a particle's quantum nature can reveal novel information not accessible with conventional schemes. Here, after describing recent methods for coherent wave function engineering, we discuss how quantum manipulation of electrons, He ions, and nuclei can be used to implement low-dose imaging methods, to explore correlated quantum state dynamics in condensed matter, and to modulate nuclear reactions for energy-related applications and gamma-ray lasers.

Madan, I., Vanacore, G., Gargiulo, S., Lagrange, T., Carbone, F. (2020). The quantum future of microscopy: Wave function engineering of electrons, ions, and nuclei. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 116(23) [10.1063/1.5143008].

The quantum future of microscopy: Wave function engineering of electrons, ions, and nuclei

Vanacore, G. M.;
2020

Abstract

The ability to manipulate particles has always been a fundamental aspect for developing and improving scattering and microscopy techniques used for material investigations. So far, microscopy applications have mostly relied on a classical treatment of the electron-matter interaction. However, exploiting a particle's quantum nature can reveal novel information not accessible with conventional schemes. Here, after describing recent methods for coherent wave function engineering, we discuss how quantum manipulation of electrons, He ions, and nuclei can be used to implement low-dose imaging methods, to explore correlated quantum state dynamics in condensed matter, and to modulate nuclear reactions for energy-related applications and gamma-ray lasers.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Ultrafast electron microscopy; wave function engineering; quantum physics;
English
11-giu-2020
2020
116
23
230502
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Madan, I., Vanacore, G., Gargiulo, S., Lagrange, T., Carbone, F. (2020). The quantum future of microscopy: Wave function engineering of electrons, ions, and nuclei. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 116(23) [10.1063/1.5143008].
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