Imaging the collapse of electron wave-functions: The relation to plasmonic losses

Chen Mechel, Yaniv Kurman, Aviv Karnieli, Nicholas Rivera, Ady Arie, Ido Kaminer

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Abstract

We show how free-electron interaction with plasmons in electron microscopes leads to electron-plasmon entanglement, connecting electron decoherence with plasmonic losses. We utilize this connection to propose a new method to probe plasmonic lifetimes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCLEO
Subtitle of host publicationQELS_Fundamental Science, CLEO_QELS 2019
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
EventCLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, CLEO_QELS 2019 - San Jose, United States
Duration: 5 May 201910 May 2019

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
VolumePart F128-CLEO_QELS 2019

Conference

ConferenceCLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, CLEO_QELS 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose
Period5/05/1910/05/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials

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