Diffraction| Diffraction |
In General
> s.a. scattering; wave phenomena.
* Idea: The spreading of a wave
interacting with a scatterer or slit; In the context of semiclassical mechanics,
it describes the manner in which quantum mechanics smooths over discontinuities
in classical mechanics.
* History: In the 1660s,
Grimaldi observed an alteration of color in shadows.
@ History: Saatsi & Vickers BJPS(11)
[inconsistency and untruth in Kirchhoff's theory].
Special Effects
> s.a. radiation; Talbot Effect.
* Kapitza-Dirac effect:
The diffraction of a well-collimated particle beam by a standing wave of light; There are plans
to use it to build an electron interferometer 10,000 times more sensitive than ones based on light.
@ Kapitza-Dirac effect: Batelaan CP(00)qp;
Freimund et al Nat(01)sep;
Marshall FP(06)qp/04 [for atoms, interpretation];
Batelaan RMP(07) [two-color version];
> s.a. electron [charge density probe].
@ Rayleigh limit:
Rueckner & Papaliolios AJP(02)jun [demo];
Tamburini et al PRL(06)ap [overcoming, light orbital angular momentum];
> s.a. optical technology.
@ Beating the diffraction limit: news nat(11)jul [for sound waves];
> s.a. microscopes.
@ Diffraction-free light beams:
Durnin et al PRL(87) [Bessel beams];
> s.a. Airy Beams.
@ Anomalous photon diffraction: Cardone et al PLA(04) [non-Lorentzian].
@ QED calculations: Daniels et al a1612;
Stöhr a2003
[diffraction in second-order QED and the quantum nature of light].
@ Related topics:
Firstenberg et al PRL(09)
+ Novikova Phy(09) [reducing diffraction];
Saltiel et al PRL(10) [non-linear diffraction from a virtual beam];
news pw(14)oct [butterfly-wing-inspired material and "reverse diffraction"].
Diffraction in Time > s.a. dissipation.
* Idea: Diffraction of matter waves
observed with a time-domain aperture (such as an absorbing barrier or "shutter"
that is periodically switched on and off).
@ References: Godoy PRA(02),
PRA(03);
Torrontegui et al PRA(11)-a1011 [explanation and observability];
Goussev PRA(13)-a1304 [exactly solvable model];
Beau & Dorlas IJTP(15)-a1310 [and the semiclassical approximation];
Kamiński et al PRD(18)-a1807 [at a time grating, electron-positron pair creation].
References
@ General:
Nye et al PRS(95) [by half-plane];
Hannay PRS(95) [path interpretation];
Kälbermann JPA(01)qp/00,
qp/00 [wave packet];
Marklund JPA(05)ap [radiation in diffractive media];
Brosa a0911 [electromagnetic waves, new method];
Baake & Grimm ZKri(11)-a1105 [mathematical diffraction theory].
@ Geometric theory: De Micheli et al RVMP(00)mp/02 [and Riemannian geometry];
De Micheli et al RJMP(06)-a1307;
Ben Adda a1409
[in terms of fluctuating geodesics representing paths of least time].
@ Of electrons:
Beau EJP(12) [path-integral approach];
Khatua et al PRL(14)
+ synopsis [addition of an Aharonov-Bohm phase].
@ Of atoms: Gould et al PRL(86) [by light].
@ In nuclear physics: Arkhipov PPN(07)phy/05 [Glauber theory rev].
@ By random point sets: Baake et al a0803;
Baake & Grimm PRB(09)-a0810 [distinguishing order from disorder];
Baake & Koesters PhilM(11)-a1007-conf;
Lenz & Moody a1111 [by ergodic spatial stationary processes].
@ In high-energy physics: Gottfried yr(72);
Hebecker PRP(00) [deep inelastic scattering];
issue NPPS(05)146.
@ Of other systems: Hegerfeldt & Köhler PRA(98)qp/97 [composite systems – atomic vs molecular];
> s.a. neutrons.
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