Scientists Held an Extreme Atomic Experiment—and Challenged the Notions of What’s Possible
Scientists have observed “bending” atoms using a crystal grating—an experiment once believed impossible at the high energies ...
Nature4 年
A well designed diffraction grating is key for innovation
Q: What are diffraction gratings? A diffraction grating is an optical component for spectroscopy that splits light into different wavelengths. A typical diffraction grating has thousands of ...
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Scientists just made the impossible possible by bending atoms
Recent advancements in this field have pushed the boundaries of what was once thought possible, demonstrating diffraction of ...
Nature1 个月
Imaging a chemical reaction
The grating causes the high-harmonic radiation ... Although ultrafast electron diffraction or ultrafast X-ray diffraction may emerge as general tools for characterizing the conformational change ...
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Century-Old Challenge Of “Atomic Diffraction” Finally Solved Thanks To Graphene
Electron diffraction was revolutionary not just for ... The atoms were bounced off a surface that was etched to have a grating. The lines don’t need to be as thin as 10,000 times smaller than ...
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Scientists bent atoms in an experiment everyone thought was impossible
Thomson’s discovery not only earned him a Nobel Prize but also fueled advancements such as the electron microscope ... of atomic diffraction through a crystal grating. The secret lies in ...