Matter-Wave Metrology as a Complementary Tool for Mass Spectrometry
- Author(s)
- Stefan Gerlich, Michael Gring, Hendrik Ulbricht, Klaus Hornberger, Jens Tüxen, Marcel Mayor, Markus Arndt
- Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) Quantum interferometry can serve as a useful complement to mass spectrometry. The interference visibility (see picture) reveals important information on molecular properties, such as mass and polarizability. The method is applicable to a wide range of molecules, and is particularly valuable for characterizing neutral molecular beams. In particular, fragmentation in the source can be distinguished from molecular dissociation in the detector. © 2008 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
- Organisation(s)
- Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information
- External organisation(s)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Universität Basel
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
- Volume
- 47
- Pages
- 6195-6198
- No. of pages
- 4
- ISSN
- 1433-7851
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200801942
- Publication date
- 2008
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103026 Quantum optics
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/e6299f7a-ce38-4ca1-bc42-d74bac742dc9