Localization of high-energy electron scattering from atomic vibrations

Autor: Dwyer, Christian
Rok vydání: 2014
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.054103
Popis: Electrons with kinetic energies of the order 100 keV are capable of exciting atomic vibrational states from a distance of microns. Despite such a large interaction distance, our detailed calculations show that the scattering physics permits a high-energy electron beam to locate vibrational excitations with atomic-scale spatial resolution. Pursuits to realize this capability experimentally could potentially benefit numerous fields across the physical sciences.
Databáze: arXiv