Experimental Test of Decoherence Theory using Electron Matter Waves
Quantum Physics
2018-12-05 v1
Abstract
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 decoherence theory and rules out established Coulomb interaction models in favor of plasmonic excitation models. In contrast to previous decoherence experiments, the present experiment is sensitive to the onset of decoherence.
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@article{arxiv.1711.10977,
title = {Experimental Test of Decoherence Theory using Electron Matter Waves},
author = {Peter J. Beierle and Liyun Zhang and Herman Batelaan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.10977},
year = {2018}
}
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Submitted to Physical Review Letters. Main Text: 6 pages, 3 figures. Supplemental Material: 3 pages, 5 figures